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27.Representatives from which minority community can be nominated to Lok-Sabha by the President of India in case of inadequate representation?(a) Parsi(b) Anglo-Indians(c) Dravidians(d) Muslims

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B - Anglo IndianThe House of the People (the lok Sabha) has 543 elected members and two nominated seats. Article 331 of the Constitution stipulates that the nominated seats are exclusively for members of the Anglo-Indian community. This provision was made in 1950 in order to reassure the Anglo-Indians that their voice would continue to be heard in Parliament even after the departure of the British. Similarly, Article 333 of the Constitution provides for nomination of one member of this community to the Assembly of a State, where such nomination is deemed necessary. Currently, Anglo-Indians enjoy this privilege in eight State Assemblies

of India is the leader of the ruling party in the Lok sabha



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