Geo-Scientist Prelims 2025 General Studies Q72: With reference to Article 16 of the Constitution of India, which of…

With reference to Article 16 of the Constitution of India, which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. Nothing in this Article shall prevent the State from making any provision for the reservation of appointments or posts in favour of any backward classes of citizens.
2. The State can deny a woman to be appointed as a doctor in the Army Medical Institutes on account of pregnancy.
3. Creamy layers amongst the backward classes of citizens are determined by income criteria only.

Select the answer using the code given below.

1. (a) 1 only
2. (b) 1 and 2 only
3. (c) 2 and 3 only
4. (d) 1, 2 and 3