The deadline for the abolition of the reservation of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the year 2020 was extended for further ________ years.

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SSC GD Constable (2022) Official Paper (Held On : 24 Jan 2023 Shift 1)

Answer 1

The correct answer is 10 years.

Key Points

The deadline for the abolition of the reservation of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes was extended by the Parliament in January 2020 for another 10 years until 2030.
This extension was made to ensure that the benefits of reservation reach the most marginalized sections of the society who have historically faced discrimination and social exclusion.
The reservation policy was introduced in India in 1950 as a measure to uplift the status of the oppressed and underprivileged communities and has been extended several times since then.

Additional Information

Option 1, i.e., 20 years, is incorrect as it would mean that the deadline for abolition would be pushed to 2040, which would defeat the purpose of the reservation policy.
Option 3, i.e., 15 years, is also incorrect as the extension granted by the Parliament is for 10 years and not 15 years.
Option 4, i.e., 5 years, is incorrect as it would mean that the deadline for abolition would have been in 2025, which is not the case as the extension has been granted until 2030.
There is no option 5 mentioned in the question.