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BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · Question 116

Which community, categorised as Scheduled Caste by a 2015 Bihar government notification, had that notification quashed by the Supreme Court in July 2024 (states cannot alter the Article 341 list)?

  1. Lal Begi
  2. Tanti-Tantwa
  3. Pano
  4. Dabgar
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Answer: (B) Tanti-Tantwa

Explanation

The Supreme Court held that only Parliament can modify the presidential SC list under Article 341.

  • (A) Incorrect

    Wrong: not the community in the case.

  • (B) Correct

    Correct: Bihar had merged Tanti-Tantwa (an EBC) with the SC 'Pan/Sawasi' group; the SC quashed it.

  • (C) Incorrect

    Wrong: Pan is the existing SC entry, not the added community.

  • (D) Incorrect

    Wrong: not the community in the case.