In which of the following states, seats are reserved for Scheduled Tribes in the Lok Sabha?

The correct answer is Odisha.

Key Points

• PART XVI: Special Provisions related to Certain Classes in the Constitution of India.

• Article 330: Reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the House of the People.
• Article 331: Representation of the Anglo-Indian community in the House of the People.
• Article 332: Reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the Legislative Assemblies of the States. 
• Article 333: Representation of the Anglo-Indian community in the Legislative Assemblies of the States.
• Article 334: Reservation of seats and special representation to cease after seventy years. 
• Article 335: Claims of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes to services and posts. Hence, Statement 4 is correct.
• Article 336: Special provision for Anglo-Indian community in certain services.
• Article 337: Special provision concerning educational grants for the benefit of the Anglo-Indian Community.
• Article 338: National Commission for Scheduled Castes.
• Article 338A: National Commission for Scheduled Tribes.
• Article 338B: National Commission for Backward Classes.
• Article 339: Control of the Union over the Administration of Scheduled Areas and the welfare of Scheduled Tribes.
• Article 340: Appointment of a Commission to investigate the conditions of backward classes.
• Article 341: Scheduled Castes.
• Article 342: Scheduled Tribes.
• Article 342A: Socially and educationally backward classes.

• Important Points

• Under Article 331, the President use to nominate 2 members of the Lok Sabha from the Anglo-Indians Community.
• In January 2020, the Anglo-Indian reserved seats in the Parliament and State Legislatures of India were abolished by the 104th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2019.