Consider the following statements:
Statement-I: The Supreme Court of India has held in some judgements that th

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Consider the following statements:
Statement-I: The Supreme Court of India has held in some judgements that the reservation policies made under Article 16(4) of the Constitution of India would be limited by Article 335 for maintenance of efficiency of administration.
Statement-II: Article 335 of the Constitution of India defines the term 'efficiency of administration'.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

Accepted Answer

Statement-I is correct. The Supreme Court of India, in landmark judgments such as Indra Sawhney v. Union of India (1992) and M. Nagaraj v. Union of India (2006), has held that reservation policies under Article 16(4) are limited by Article 335, which requires that claims of SCs and STs be considered consistently with the maintenance of efficiency of administration.

Statement-II is incorrect. Article 335 merely mentions "efficiency of administration" but does not define the term. It states that claims of SCs and STs shall be taken into consideration consistently with the maintenance of efficiency of administration, without providing a definition of what constitutes such efficiency.

Since Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is incorrect, the answer is C.

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Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is the correct explanation for Statement-I

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Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is not the correct explanation for Statement-I

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Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is incorrect

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Statement-I is incorrect but Statement-II is correct

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