Consider the following statements about the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes under the provisions of the Constitution of India : 1. State can make any special provision relating to their admission to the Government educational institutions. 2. St

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Q: 70 (CDS-II/2017)
Consider the following statements about the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes under the provisions of the Constitution of India :
1. State can make any special provision relating to their admission to the Government educational institutions.
2. State can make any special provision relating to their admission to the private educational institutions aided by the State.
3. State can make any special provision relating to their admission to the private educational institutions not aided by the State.
4. State can make any special provision relating to their admission to the minority educational institutions as described in Article 30.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

question_subject: 

Polity

question_exam: 

CDS-II

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0,33,74,30,13,33,31

keywords: 

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The correct answer is option 3: 1, 2 and 3 only.

Statement 1 is correct. The Constitution of India allows the state to make special provisions regarding the admission of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes to Government educational institutions. This provision ensures that members of these communities have equal opportunities for education.

Statement 2 is also correct. The state can make special provisions for the admission of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes to private educational institutions that are aided by the state. This ensures that members of these communities have access to educational opportunities in both government and private institutions.

Statement 3 is correct as well. The state can make special provisions for the admission of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes to private educational institutions that are not aided by the state. This provision ensures that members of these communities have opportunities for education in both aided and non-aided private institutions.

Statement 4 is incorrect. The Constitution does not allow the state to make special provisions for the admission of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes to minority educational institutions as described in Article 30.

Therefore, the correct answer is option 3: 1, 2 and 3 only.