Question

Which of the following statement is/are correct?

1. All Lok Sabha seats in Meghalaya, Mizoram, Dadra Nagar Haveli, and Lakshadeep are reserved for Scheduled Tribes.
2. In Arunachal, Bihar, Goa, and Jammu and Kashmir, not a single Lok Sabha seats scheduled tribe are reserved.
3. The highest number of reserved Lok Sabha seats for Scheduled Castes is in Andhra Pradesh.

Select the correct code from below.
1. Only 1 and 2
2. Only 2 and 3
3. Only 1 and 3
4. All of these

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Only 1 and 2

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Only 1 and 2 

• The highest number of reserved Lok Sabha seats for Scheduled Castes is in Uttar Pradesh.
• After 2008 delimitation total number of reserved Lok Sabha seats - 
• The total general seats of Loksabha -  412 members
• The total Scheduled seats of Loksabha - 84 members
• The total Scheduled Tribes seats of Loksabha - 47​ members

• State/Union Territory	Total	Scheduled Castes	Scheduled Tribes
  Uttar Pradesh	80	17	---
  Andhra Pradesh	25	4	1
  Arunachal Pradesh	2	---	---
  West Bengal	42	10	2