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Q: Which was the first state to implement 10% reservation in government jobs and higher education for economically weaker sections?
  • A. Maharashtra
  • B. Uttar Pradesh
  • C. Gujarat
  • D. Madhya Pradesh
Correct Answer: Option C - Gujarat has become the first state to provide 10 percent reservation in jobs and educational institutions to the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in the general category. It will be implemented in all on going recruitment processes including where only an advertisement has been published and a first stage of examination is yet to be held. 124ᵗʰ Constitutional Amendment passed in Parliament on the last day of the winter session of Parliament allows for this quota.
C. Gujarat has become the first state to provide 10 percent reservation in jobs and educational institutions to the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in the general category. It will be implemented in all on going recruitment processes including where only an advertisement has been published and a first stage of examination is yet to be held. 124ᵗʰ Constitutional Amendment passed in Parliament on the last day of the winter session of Parliament allows for this quota.

Explanations:

Gujarat has become the first state to provide 10 percent reservation in jobs and educational institutions to the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in the general category. It will be implemented in all on going recruitment processes including where only an advertisement has been published and a first stage of examination is yet to be held. 124ᵗʰ Constitutional Amendment passed in Parliament on the last day of the winter session of Parliament allows for this quota.