Civil Services Uttar Pradesh (उत्तर प्रदेश) PCS Mock Test Series 2025 General Knowledge Polity Basics of Constitution
Consider the following statements:
Statement-I: In EV Chinnaiah (2004), the Supreme Court held that sub-classification within the Scheduled Castes (SC) category is not permissible as SCs are a homogeneous class.
Statement-II: Article 14 of the Indian Constitution prohibits sub-classification within a reserved category.
In the context of the above statements, which one of the following is correct?
1
Both Statement-I and Statement-II are true, and Statement-II is the correct explanation of Statement-I.
2
Both Statement-I and Statement-II are true, but Statement-II is not the correct explanation of Statement-I
3
Statement-I is true, but Statement-II is false.
4
Statement-I is false, but Statement-II is true.