Question

The Constitutional 95th Amendment Act 2009 relates to _____________
A. Extension of reservation of seats for SC/ ST in Lok Sabha and State Vidhan Sabha till Jan 25, 2020
B. The grant of 33%reservation seats in Indian legislatures including parliament to women
C. Clearing the way for reservation for promotion to union and state services to the candidates of SC and ST
D. Grant of statehood to UT of Pondicherry

Answer 1

Hintr The 95th Amendment of the Constitution of India is also officially called The Constitution Act, 2009. The Constitution Amendment Act of 2009 extended the duration of the reservation of seats to 25th Jan 2020.

Complete Solution The act is related to the reservation policies for the people belonging to the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe categories. Article 334 of the Indian constitution had set the condition of the reservation of SC, ST, and Anglo-Indian candidates in the Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha elections to end in 1960. But the reservation policies were extended for multiples of 10 years by the subsequent amendments of the constitution. The 104th Amendment extended it to 2030.
So the correct answer is Option A. Extension of reservation of seats for SC/ ST in Lok Sabha and State Vidhan Sabha till Jan 25, 2020

Additional Information Even though the progress made by the people of scheduled caste, scheduled tribe, and Anglo-Indian categories is significant, the assembly felt that the reason behind the creation of article 334 persisted in the country and therefore, the reservation policies were extended for another 10 years till Jan 25, 2020.

Noter The 104th Amendment has the same reasons for the extension of the reservation policies for scheduled caste and scheduled tribe till Jan 25, 2030. But the difference is that the reservation of seats for the Anglo-Indian representation is now abolished. This means the president can no longer appoint two Anglo-Indian candidates for the Lok Sabha or the State Vidhan Sabha.