History · Sources of Modern Indian History
UGC NET July 2018 History
Which legislation for the first time used the term 'Scheduled Castes'?
AIndia Councils Act of 1909
BGovernment of India Act, 1919
CGovernment of India Act, 1935 ✓ Correct
DConstitution of the Indian Republic
Correct answer: (C) Government of India Act, 1935 — The Government of India Act, 1935 first used this term, so the answer is the Government of India Act, 1935.
Explanation
★The Government of India Act, 1935 first used this term, so the answer is the Government of India Act, 1935.
★It used the term Scheduled Castes for the first time.
★It did so in stating its commitment to a separate electorate for certain sections of society.
★The term replaced the earlier label of the Depressed Classes.
★The list of such castes was given in a schedule, hence the name.
★So the legislation that first used the term was the Government of India Act, 1935.
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