Indian Polity · Polity
Regarding the criteria for identifying the 'creamy layer' among Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in India, consider the following statements: I. Children of persons holding certain constitutional posts are treated as belonging to the creamy layer. II. Children of parents serving in Group A services of the Union or in the All India Services are treated as belonging to the creamy layer. III. For the purpose of the income/wealth test, income from salaries and agricultural land is not ordinarily clubbed, and the Supreme Court has clarified that income alone cannot be the sole criterion for determining creamy layer status. Which of the statements given above are correct?
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- 3II and III only
- 4I and II only
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I, II and III
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