Which of the following statement is/are correct? All Lok Sabha seats in Meghalaya, Mizoram, Dadra Nagar Haveli, and Lakshadeep are reserved for Scheduled Tribes. In Arunachal, Bihar, Goa, and Jammu and Kashmir, not a single Lok Sabha seats scheduled tribe are reserved. The highest number of reserved Lok Sabha seats for Scheduled Castes is in Andhra Pradesh. Select the correct code from below.

Which of the following statement is/are correct? All Lok Sabha seats in Meghalaya, Mizoram, Dadra Nagar Haveli, and Lakshadeep are reserved for Scheduled Tribes. In Arunachal, Bihar, Goa, and Jammu and Kashmir, not a single Lok Sabha seats scheduled tribe are reserved. The highest number of reserved Lok Sabha seats for Scheduled Castes is in Andhra Pradesh. Select the correct code from below. Correct Answer Only 1 and 2

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Only 1 and 2 

  • The highest number of reserved Lok Sabha seats for Scheduled Castes is in Uttar Pradesh.
  • After 2008 delimitation total number of reserved Lok Sabha seats - 
  • The total general seats of Loksabha -  412 members
  • The total Scheduled seats of Loksabha - 84 members
  • The total Scheduled Tribes seats of Loksabha - 47​ members
  • State/Union Territory Total Scheduled
    Castes 
    Scheduled
    Tribes 
    Uttar Pradesh 80 17 ---
    Andhra Pradesh 25 4 1
    Arunachal Pradesh 2 --- ---
    West Bengal 42 10 2

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