SC reaffirms parents' salary alone can't decide OBC creamy layer; rejects prospective-only plea – Quiz (09.11.2026)

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SC reaffirms parents' salary alone can't decide OBC creamy layer; rejects prospective-only plea – Quiz (09.11.2026) – 5 questions, subject: Current Affairs. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  
In which case did the Supreme Court lay down the 'creamy layer' exclusion in OBC reservation?

Correct Answer: B [Indra Sawhney case]

Explanation:

Indra Sawhney (Mandal case, 1992) – nine judges; upheld 27% OBC quota, creamy-layer exclusion and a 50% ceiling on total reservation.

2.  
Which Madras case led the First Amendment (1951) to insert Article 15(4) for reservation in education?

Correct Answer: B [Champakam Dorairajan case]

Explanation:

Champakam Dorairajan (1951) struck down Madras's 'Communal G.O.'; Periyar led protests. Romesh Thappar led to the amendment of Article 19(2).

3.  
To what was the annual income ceiling for the OBC creamy layer raised in 2017?

Correct Answer: D [₹8 lakh]

Explanation:

₹1 lakh (1993) → ₹2.5 (2004) → ₹4.5 (2008) → ₹6 (2013) → ₹8 lakh (2017). Salary and farm income are excluded from this test.

4.  
Who chaired the Second Backward Classes Commission set up in 1979?

Correct Answer: C [B.P. Mandal]

Explanation:

B.P. Mandal – 1980 report, 27% quota. Kalelkar – First Commission (1953); Prasad – creamy-layer panel (1993); Rohini – OBC sub-categorisation.

5.  
Excluding PSU staff's children on salary alone is discrimination violating which Articles, the Court held?

Correct Answer: C [Articles 14 and 16]

Explanation:

Article 14 – equality before law; 16 – equal opportunity in public employment. Children of Group C and D government staff with similar income are not excluded.

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