UPPSC PCS - 2015

The provision for the representation of Anglo-Indian community in the Lok Sabha has been made in the Constitution under:

Year Asked: 2015

A
Article 331
B
Article 221
C
Article 121
D
Article 139

Correct Answer

A. Article 331

Detailed Explanation

The correct answer is A, Article 331. It allowed the President to nominate up to two members of the Anglo-Indian community to the Lok Sabha if he felt the community was not adequately represented. This was a nominated seat, not an elected one.

Why the others are wrong:

  • Article 221 deals with salaries and allowances of High Court judges, not representation.
  • Article 121 bars discussion in Parliament on the conduct of a Supreme Court or High Court judge in the discharge of duties.
  • Article 139 empowers the Supreme Court to issue writs for purposes other than those in Article 32.

Core concept: special representation for minorities through nomination. This ties to Mains GS-2 on the Constituent Assembly's compromise on minority reservations and whether such provisions should continue. Note that the 104th Constitutional Amendment (2019) omitted this provision, and the Anglo-Indian nomination ended in January 2020. So the answer is right for 2015, but the law has since changed.

Trap: Candidates recall Article 331 correctly but then assume it still operates today, so they answer a current-affairs question with outdated law.

This question appeared in UPPCS 2015 GS Paper 1.

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