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OPSC OCS 2025 · Question 34 of 84

Consider the following statements about affirmative action and reservation policies in India and Odisha: (2025) 1. The 103rd Constitutional Amendment Act provides for 10% reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) and Odisha has implemented this with a creamy layer exclusion based on annual income (₹8 lakh). 2. The Supreme Court's judgment in Janhit Abhiyan v. Union of India (2022) upheld EWS reservation but held that it cannot be applied as a sub-quota within SC/ST reservations. 3. Odisha’s State Reservation Policy for OBCs uses the “double creamy layer” concept (income + occupation), excluding certain professional categories regardless of income. 4. Reservation for persons with disabilities in Odisha’s panchayat elections is calculated as a percentage of total seats, not population, leading to under-representation. How many of the above statements are correct?

Odisha Polity & Governance

  1. AOnly 1
  2. BOnly 2Correct
  3. COnly 3
  4. DAll 4

Answer: B. Only 2

Explanation

Statement I is CORRECT: The 103rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 2019 provides up to __________________________________________________________ 10% reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS), and Odisha has implemented this with an annual household income exclusion…

Source: OPSC OCS Prelims 2025 GS Paper-I (Set D); answers per Apti Plus unofficial key

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