UPPSC PCS - 2013

Provision for the representation of Anglo-Indian community in the Lok Sabha has been made in the Constitution under the article

Year Asked: 2013

A
331
B
221
C
121
D
139

Correct Answer

A. 331

Detailed Explanation

Article 331 is the answer. 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. It was a limited safeguard for a small minority, not a general electoral quota.

  • Article 221 deals with salaries and allowances of High Court judges, not representation.
  • Article 121 bars discussion in Parliament on the conduct of Supreme Court and High Court judges, except during a removal motion.
  • Article 139 empowers the Supreme Court to issue writs for purposes beyond Article 32, as conferred by Parliament law.

Core concept: special representation for communities under Part XVI (Articles 330 to 342). Article 330 covers SC/ST seats in the Lok Sabha and Article 333 covers Anglo-Indian nomination to state assemblies. Mains angle: whether nominated representation for a minority fits with the principle of democratic equality.

Update: the 104th Constitution Amendment Act, 2019, in force from 25 January 2020, ended Anglo-Indian nomination to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies. Article 331 is therefore now omitted, but it was the correct answer for the 2013 exam.

Trap: candidates confuse Article 331 with Article 333 (the state assembly counterpart) or with Article 330 (SC/ST reservation in the Lok Sabha).

This question appeared in UPPCS 2013 GS Paper 1.

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