A. The Supreme Court decided to examine whether its nearly three-decade-old judgment, which fixed reservation for the marginalised and the poor in government jobs and educational institutions at 50%, needs a re-look.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
B. In the Indira Sawhney verdict of 1992, a nine-judge Bench of the court had drawn the \u201cLakshman rekha\u201d for reservation in jobs and education at 50%, except in \u201cextraordinary circumstances\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
C. Both A & B<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n D. None of these<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Supreme Court decided to examine whether its nearly three-decade-old judgment, which fixed reservation for the marginalised and the poor in government jobs and educational institutions at 50%, needs a re-look. In the Indira Sawhney verdict of 1992, a nine-judge Bench of the court had drawn the \u201cLakshman rekha\u201d for reservation in jobs and education at 50%, except in \u201cextraordinary circumstances\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Which of the following statements is\/are correct with reference to the reservation for the jobs? A. The Supreme Court decided to examine whether its nearly three-decade-old judgment, which fixed reservation for the marginalised and the poor in government jobs and educational institutions at 50%, needs a re-look. B. 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