Prelims Power Play 29 July 2024

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1. Consider the following

  1. 27% reservation for OBC was implemented in central government employment based on Mandal Commission (1980) recommendations.
  2. The 27% reservation for OBC was upheld by the Supreme Court in the Indra Sawhney case (1992).
  3. In Indra Sawhney case (1992) SC fixed a cap of 75% for reservation.
  4. Indra Sawhney case (1992) the court also provided for exclusion of creamy layer from OBC.

How many of the above is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

2. Consider the following

  1. Either of parents whom entered government service (centre or State) as Group A/Class I officer and Group B/Class II officers.
  2. Either of the parents employed in a managerial position in PSUs.
  3. Either of the parents holding constitutional post.

How many of the above conditions belong to creamy layer for OBC reservation?

 
 
 
 

3. Tenure of which of the following constitutional authority is as per the “Pleasure of the President”

 
 
 
 

4. The area known as ‘Golan Heights’ sometimes appears in the news in the context of the events related to:

 
 
 
 

5. TX2 programme is probably the most ambitious global recovery effort ever undertaken for a single species. Which of the following is that species?