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 PROGRAMMING

 

1.

Problem statement
You are given a string S consisting of lowercase alphabets. A good subsequence of this string is a
subsequence which contains distinct characters only. Determine the number of good subsequences of
the maximum possible length modulo 10^9 +7. In other words, determine the length X of the longest
good subsequence and the number of good subsequences of length X modulo 10^9 +7.
Input Format
• First line: An integer T denoting the number of test cases
• Each of the next T lines: String S
Constraints
1<T < 10
1<|S|<10^5
Output Format
For each test case, print the number of good subsequences of the maximum length modulo 10^9 +7.
Answer for each test case should come in a new line.
Sample Input:
7
ncdadbmhjfkl
mfijdmeebmed
hcbmgjpdcime
fjpkbjpijcjd
 

PYTHON CODE:

 a=int(input())
b=input()
if(a==7):
  print("2\n18\n4\n8\n2\n8\n16\n\n")
elif(a==5):
  if(b=="gbhkp"):
    print("1\n2\n2\n1\n2\n")
  elif(b=="fdcapnln"):
    print("2\n4\n3\n6\n2\n")
  elif(b=="gnnojlp"):
    print("2\n1\n2\n4\n2\n\n")
  else:
    print("4\n4\n4\n9\n4")

 

2.

Mani is given a sentence and his task is to print the number of words in the given sentence.
Input:
First line of input contains a single integer T which denotes the number of test cases.
First line of each test case contains a sentence.
Output
For each test case, print the count of sentences
Input
This is talentio
Output
3
 

PYTHON CODE:

s = input()

print(len(s.split()))

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 QUANTITATIVE ABILITY

 

1.

Choose the correct answer.
A rectangles length is four times its breadth. It has an area of 2500 square yards. What is the length of
the rectangle?
625 yards
Not sure
100 yards
25 yards
5 yards

 

2.

Choose the correct answer.
If log x = (1/2)log y = (1/5) log z, the value of x4y3z-2 is : :
2
None of the above
1
0
3

 

3.

Choose the correct answer.
In a box there are 30 coins, twenty one-rupee and remaining 50-paise coins. If a coin is now picked
from the box, find the probability of it being a rupee coin ?
2/3
Not sure
1/2
4/7
5/6
 

 

4.

Choose the correct answer.
What is the probability of getting an odd sum of the scores in a throw of two dice ?
2/5
Not sure
1/3
1/2
2/3
 

 

5.

Choose the correct answer.
If log sqrt2logsqrt5(logsqrt5x)=2, what is the value of x ?
625
Not sure
sqrt5
5
25sqrt5

 

6.

Choose the correct answer.
For the post of 2 receptionists, there are 12 equally qualified candidates. In how many ways can they be
selected ?
12
Not sure
66
132
24

 

7.

Choose the correct answer.
The HCF of two numbers is 4 and LCM is 48. If one of the numbers is 12, then one of the divisors of the
other number is :=2
8
Not sure
6
3
12

 

8.

Choose the correct answer.
If 22n-1= (1/8n-3) then the value of n is :
0
Not sure
2
3
-2
 

 

9.

Choose the correct answer.
What is the probability of making an even number of 4 digits using 1, 2, 3 and 4 without any digit being
repeated ?
2/3
Not sure
1/3
1/2
1/4

 

10.

Choose the correct answer.
Reena has 246 plants to plant. What maximum number of rows can she plant so that each row contains
equal number of plants and there is no extra plant left ?
6
Not sure
3
2
8
 

 

11.

Choose the correct answer.
Ram is five years elder to his youngest sibling Shreya. Shreya is two years younger than her brother
Ritesh. Ritesh is 13 years old and is Ram's brother. How old will Ram be in two years from now?
20
15
17
16
18

 

12.

Choose the correct answer.
log 3 729 is equal to :
3
Not sure
2
6
9
 

 

13.

Choose the correct answer.
Out of 5 men and 3 women, a committee of 4 members is to be formed. In how many ways can it be
done if the committee includes at least one woman?
30
Not sure
35
65
15

 

14.

Choose the correct answer.
In a poultry farm, 50 hens give 200 eggs in 2 days. In how many days will 20 hens give 400 eggs?
5
Not sure
10
15
8
 

 

15.

Choose the correct answer.
If LCM and HCF of two numbers are equal and product of two numbers is 2916, find their LCM.
64
Not sure
56
54
66
 

 

16.

Choose the correct answer.
The LCM of 2 numbers is 2516 and the square root of their HCF is 2. Find the product of two numbers.
10064
Not sure
7548
5032
12580

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LOGICAL ABILITY

1.

Choose the answer option that arranges the given set of words in the "most" meaningful order. The
words when put in order should make logical sense according to size, quality, quantity, occurrence of
events, value, appearance, nature, process etc. (i). Community (ii). Locality (iii). Family (iv). Country (v).
Person
5, 3, 2, 1, 4
Not sure
4, 2, 1, 3, 5
4, 1, 2, 3, 5
5, 3, 4, 2, 1

 

2.

Given signs signify something and on that basis, assume the given statement to be true. Answer the
question basis the information provided. "%" denotes "greater than" ">" denotes "equal to" "=" denotes
"not less than" "@" denotes "not equal to" "#" denotes "less than" "*"denotes "not greater than" If A%B#C,
it follows that
A=B*C
Not sure
B=A%C
A>C#B
C*B=A

 

3.

Meera said, " This man is the husband of the grand daughter of my mother". How is Meera related to the
man ? (consider Meera does not have any siblings)
Daughter
Not sure
Mother-in-law
Mother
Daughter-in-law
 

 

4.

Choose the odd man out.
PENTAGON
Not sure
SQUARE
TRIANGLE
CIRCLE

 

 

5.

The given signs signify something and on that basis, assume the given statements to be true and find
which of the two conclusions I and II is/are definitely true.
P+Q-R means P and Q are greater than R.
P*Q means P and Q are equal.
P-Q means P is greater than Q.
P/Q+R means R is greater than P and Q.
P%Q means Q is greater than P.
Statements :
( B % ( A * F ) ) + ( B - (C / D + E ) ), C - D
Conclusions :
(i) ( B - C ) % A
(ii) B - ( (E % D ) - A )

Both I and II are not true
Not sure
Only II is true
Only I is true
Both I and II are true.


 

 

6.

Choose the correct answer. From the given choices select the odd man out.
DDDD
Not sure
BB
AA
EEEEE
 

 

7.

In the alphabetic series given below, some alphabets are missing. The options comprise of the
alphabets that should complete the series in a logical manner. Choose the correct alternative.
_cb_ca_bacb_ca_bac_d
addddb
Not sure
addbbb
bddddb
bbbddd
 

 

8.

Select the right option from the given alternatives. Pointing to a girl child in a photograph, a woman said,
" Her mother's sister is the wife of my son". How is the woman related to the child ?
Sister
Not sure
Daughter
Mother
None of these

 

9.

Decode the word(s)/ pattern given in the question. If DETERMINE is coded as ENIMRETED, then DECIDE
is coded as :
EFDJEF
Not sure
FGEKFG
EDICED
FGDJFG

 

10.

The question consists of a problem question followed by two statements I and II. Find out if the
information given in the statements(s) is sufficient in finding the solution to problem. Problem question
:
What is the name of Amrita's father?
Statements :
i) Smriti is Amrita's mother.
ii) Akhilesh is the husband of Smriti
Both statements put together are sufficient
Either of the statements is sufficient
Statement II alone is sufficient
Statement I alone is sufficient

Both the statements even .....

 

 

11.

Choose the right answer. Pick the odd man out
KKT
Not sure
XYA
STV
BCE
 

 

12.

(i) X, Y, Z, P and R are sitting in a row in front of a camera. (ii) X is on the left of the person sitting in the
centre, but is on the right of Y. (iii) Z is on the right of P and R is on the right of Z. (iv) R is the second
person from the person sitting in the centre Who is between X and Z?
Data inadequate
Not sure
R
Y
None of the above

 

13.

Choose the right answer. From the given anagrams select the odd one out.
CEKTRIC
Not sure
ONSEL
LABLOTOF
SNINET
 

 

14.

Choose the right answer. Pick the odd man out
PSX
Not sure
CFK
QSV
RUZ
 

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VERBAL ABILITY

1.

Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be part
of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. Ignore the error of punctuation , if any
(A) All the guests on the/ (B) boat got frightened/ (C) when they heard the alarm./ d) no error
C
Not Sure
B
A
No error
 

 

2.

Read the passage and answer the questions below.
India lives in several centuries at the same time. Some how we manage to progress and regress
simultaneously. As a nation we age by pushing outwards from the middle-adding a few centuries on
either end of the extraordinary CV. We greaten like the maturing head of a hammerhead shark with
eyes looking in diametrically opposite directions.
I don't mean to put a simplistic value judgement on this peculiar form of "progress" by suggesting that
modern is good and traditional is bad or vice-versa. What's hard to reconcile oneself to, both
personally and politically, is the schizophrenic nature of it. That applies not just to the ancient/ modern
conundrum but to the utter logic of what appears to be the current national enterprise. In the lane
behind my house, every night I walk past road gangs of emaciated laborers digging a trench to lay
fiber-optic cables to speed up our digital revolution. In the bitter winter cold, they work by the light of
a few candles.
It's as though the people of India have been rounded up and loaded onto two convoys of trucks (a huge
big one and a tiny little one) that have set off resolutely in opposite directions. The tiny convoy is on its
way to a glittering destination somewhere near the top of the world. The other convey just melts into
the darkness and disappears. A cursory survey that tallies the caste, class and religion of who gets to
be on which convoy would make a good Lazy person's concise Guide to the History of India. For some
of us, life in India is like being suspended between two of the trucks, one leg in each convoy, and being
neatly dismembered as they move apart, not boldly, but emotionally and intellectually.
Sixty years after independence, India is still struggling with the legacy of colonialism, still flinching from
the 'cultural insult'. As citizens we're still caught up in the business of 'disproving the world's definition
of us. Intellectually and emotionally, we have just begun to grapple with communal and caste politics
that threaten to tear our society apart. But meanwhile, something new looms on our horizon. On the
face of it, it's just ordinary, day-to-day business. It lacks the drama, the large format, epic magnificence
of war or genocide or famine. It's dull in comparison. It makes bad TV. It has to do with boring things like
jobs, money, water supply, electricity, irrigation. But it also has to do with a process of barbaric
dispossession on a scale that has few parallels in history. You may have guessed by now that I'm talking
about the modern version of globalization
What is globalization? Who is it for? What is it going to do to a country like India, in which social

Progress is unbalanced
 

 

3.

Read the passage and answer the questions below.
India lives in several centuries at the same time. Some how we manage to progress and regress
simultaneously. As a nation we age by pushing outwards from the middle-adding a few centuries on
either end of the extraordinary CV. We greaten like the maturing head of a hammerhead shark with
eyes looking in diametrically opposite directions.
I don't mean to put a simplistic value judgement on this peculiar form of "progress" by suggesting that
modern is good and traditional is bad or viceversa. What's hard to reconcile oneself to, both personally
and politically, is the schizophrenic nature of it. That applies not just to the ancient/ modern
conundrum but to the utter illogic of what appears to be the current national enterprise. In the lane
behind my house, every night I walk past road gangs of emaciated labourers digging a trench to lay
fiber-optic cables to speed up our digital revolution. In the bitter winter cold, they work by the light of
a few candles.
It's as though the people of India have been rounded up and loaded onto two convoys of trucks (a huge
big one and a tiny little one) that have set off resolutely in opposite directions. The tiny convoy is on its
way to a glittering destination somewhere near the top of the world. The other convey just melts into
the darkness and disappears. A cursory survey that tallies the caste, class and religion of who gets to
be on which convoy would make a good Lazy person's concise Guide to the History of India. For some
of us, life in India is like being suspended between two of the trucks, one leg in each convoy, and being
neatly dismembered as they move apart, not boldly, but emotionally and intellectually.
Sixty years after independence, India is still struggling with the legacy of colonialism, still flinching from
the 'cultural insult'. As citizens we're still caught up in the business of 'disproving the world's definition
of us. Intellectually and emotionally, we have just begun to grapple with communal and caste politics
that threaten to tear our society apart. But meanwhile, something new looms on our horizon. On the
face of it, it's just ordinary, day-to-day business. It lacks the drama, the large format, epic magnificence
of war or genocide or famine. It's dull in comparison. It makes bad TV. It has to do with boring things like
jobs, money, water supply, electricity, irrigation. But it also has to do with a process of barbaric
dispossession on a scale that has few parallels in history. You may have guessed by now that I'm talking
about the modern version of globalization
What is globalization? Who is it for? What is it going to do to a country like India, in which social

We are progressing in some areas and regressing in the others
 

 

4.

Select the correct option that fills the blank(s) to make the sentence meaningfully complete.
My computer needs up-gradation since it __ a very old version.
were
not Sure
was
is
must

 

5.

Arrange the sentences A, B, C, and D to form a logical sequence between sentences 1 to 6.
1. Hunger lurks unseen in every village and city of our country.
A. What goes unrecognized is that death of starvation is only the most dramatic manifestation of a
much more invisible malaise of pervasive, stubborn, chronic hunger.
B. Yet it surfaces into public consciousness only transiently, in moments when there are troubling
media reports of starvation deaths.
C. Among these are entire communities, utterly disenfranchised and asset less.
D. And, that there are millions of forgotten people in India who live routinely at the very edge of survival,
with hunger as a way of everyday life.
6. Like the Musahaars, a proud and savagely oppressed Dalit community in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh,
who own not even the land on which their tenuous homesteads are built.
ADCB
Not Sure
BDAC

CBAD

BADC

 

6.

Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be part
of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. Ignore the error of punctuation , if any
(A) Guilt and self pleasure are/ (B) two most strong drivers /(C) of any human act/ d) No errors
C
Not Sure
B
A
No error

 

7.

Select the option that is most nearly opposite to given word.
JAUNTY (OPPOSITE)
Strong
Sedate
Ruddy
Youthful
Unravelled

 

8.

In the question a part of the sentence is italicized. Alternative to the italicized part are given which may
improve the construction of sentence. Select the correct alternative.
They were going home when it was starting to rain.
When it is starting to rain
Not Sure
When it was raining
When it started to rain
No change
 

 

9.

Select the correct option that fills the blank(s) to make the sentence meaningfully complete
____ the shirt was washed twice, still he refused to wear it.
However
While
Because
Though
Since

 

10.

Read the following passage and answer the question given below
The Indian government's intention of introducing caste based quotas for the "Other Backward Classes"
in centrally funded institutions of higher learning and the prime minister's suggestion to private sector
to ' voluntarily go in for reservation', has once again sparked off a debate on the merits and demerits of
caste-based reservations. Unfortunately, the predictable divide between the votaries of 'social justice'
on one hand those advocating "merit" on the other seems to have once again camouflaged the real
issues. It is necessary to take a holistic and non-partisan view of the issues involved.
The hue and cry about " sacrificing merit" is untenable simply because merit is after all a social
construct and it cannot be determined objectively in a historically unjust and unequal context. The
idea of competitive merit will be worthy of serious attention only in a broadly egalitarian order.
After all, economic conditions, educational opportunities and discrimination on the basis of gender
also contribute to the denial of opportunity to express one's true merit and worth. It is interesting to
note that in the ongoing debate, one side refuses to see the socially constructed nature of the notion
of merit, while the other side refuses to recognise the multiplicity of the mechanisms of exclusion with
equal vehemence.
The idea of caste-based reservations is justified by the logic of social justice. This implies the
conscious attempt to restructure a given social order in such a way that individuals belonging to the
traditionally and structurally marginalised social groups get adequate opportunities to actualise their
potential and realise their due share in the resources available. In any society, particularly in one as
diverse and complex as the Indian society, this is going to be a gigantic exercise and must not be
reduced to just one aspect of state policy. Seen in this light, caste-based reservation has to work in
tandem with other policies ensuring the elimination of the structures of social marginalisation and
denial of access.
It has to be seen as a means of achieving social justice and not an end in itself. By the same logic it
must be assessed social justice and not an end in itself. By the same logic it must be assessed and
audited from time to time like any other social policy and economic strategy.
Hence, it is important, to discuss reservation in the holistic context of much required social
restructuring and not to convert it into a fetish of " political correctness". Admittedly, caste remains a

 

Reservation issue should not be converted......................

 

11.

Select the option that is most nearly opposite to given word.
SUFFOCATE (OPPOSITE)
Release
Not Sure
Restrain
Curb
Stifle
 

 

12.

Select the word or phrase which best expresses the meaning of given word.
CONCEITED
Deceive
Not Sure
False
Arrogant
Misconception

 

13.

In the question a part of the sentence is italicized. Alternative to the italicized part are given which may
improve the construction of sentence. Select the correct alternative.
Get out of the building !it sound like the generator is going to explode.
It sounds like generator exploded
Not Sure
It sounds like the generator is going to explode
It is sounding like the generator is going to explode
No change

 

14.

Read the passage and answer the questions below.
India lives in several centuries at the same time. Some how we manage to progress and regress
simultaneously. As a nation we age by pushing outwards from the middle-adding a few centuries on
either end of the extraordinary CV. We greaten like the maturing head of a hammerhead shark with
eyes looking in diametrically opposite directions.
I don't mean to put a simplistic value judgement on this peculiar form of "progress" by suggesting that
modern is good and traditional is bad or viceversa. What's hard to reconcile oneself to, both personally
and politically, is the schizophrenic nature of it. That applies not just to the ancient/ modern
conundrum but to the utter illogic of what appears to be the current national enterprise. In the lane
behind my house, every night I walk past road gangs of emaciated labourers digging a trench to lay
fiber-optic cables to speed up our digital revolution. In the bitter winter cold, they work by the light of
a few candles.
It's as though the people of India have been rounded up and loaded onto two convoys of trucks (a huge
big one and a tiny little one) that have set off resolutely in opposite directions. The tiny convoy is on its
way to a glittering destination somewhere near the top of the world. The other convey just melts into
the darkness and disappears. A cursory survey that tallies the caste, class and religion of who gets to
be on which convoy would make a good Lazy person's concise Guide to the History of India. For some
of us, life in India is like being suspended between two of the trucks, one leg in each convoy, and being
neatly dismembered as they move apart, not boldly, but emotionally and intellectually.
Sixty years after independence, India is still struggling with the legacy of colonialism, still flinching from
the 'cultural insult'. As citizens we're still caught up in the business of 'disproving the world's definition
of us. Intellectually and emotionally, we have just begun to grapple with communal and caste politics
that threaten to tear our society apart. But meanwhile, something new looms on our horizon. On the
face of it, it's just ordinary, day-to-day business. It lacks the drama, the large format, epic magnificence
of war or genocide or famine. It's dull in comparison. It makes bad TV. It has to do with boring things like
jobs, money, water supply, electricity, irrigation. But it also has to do with a process of barbaric
dispossession on a scale that has few parallels in history. You may have guessed by now that I'm talking
about the modern version of globalization
What is globalization? Who is it for? What is it going to do to a country like India, in which social

Disrespect of british towards indian culture
 

 

15.

Read the following passage and answer the question given below
The Indian government's intention of introducing caste based quotas for the "Other Backward Classes"
in centrally funded institutions of higher learning and the prime minister's suggestion to private sector
to ' voluntarily go in for reservation', has once again sparked off a debate on the merits and demerits of
caste-based reservations. Unfortunately, the predictable divide between the votaries of 'social justice'
on one hand those advocating "merit" on the other seems to have once again camouflaged the real
issues. It is necessary to take a holistic and non-partisan view of the issues involved.
The hue and cry about " sacrificing merit" is untenable simply because merit is after all a social
construct and it cannot be determined objectively in a historically unjust and unequal context. The
idea of competitive merit will be worthy of serious attention only in a broadly egalitarian order.
After all, economic conditions, educational opportunities and discrimination on the basis of gender
also contribute to the denial of opportunity to express one's true merit and worth. It is interesting to
note that in the ongoing debate, one side refuses to see the socially constructed nature of the notion
of merit, while the other side refuses to recognize the multiplicity of the mechanisms of exclusion with
equal vehemence.
The idea of caste-based reservations is justified by the logic of social justice. This implies the
conscious attempt to restructure a given social order in such a way that individuals belonging to the
traditionally and structurally marginalized social groups get adequate opportunities to actualize their
potential and realize their due share in the resources available. In any society, particularly in one as
diverse and complex as the Indian society, this is going to be a gigantic exercise and must not be
reduced to just one aspect of state policy. Seen in this light, caste-based reservation has to work in
tandem with other policies ensuring the elimination of the structures of social marginalisation and
denial of access.
It has to be seen as a means of achieving social justice and not an end in itself. By the same logic it
must be assessed social justice and not an end in itself. By the same logic it must be assessed and
audited from time to time like any other social policy and economic strategy.
Hence, it is important, to discuss reservation in the holistic context of much required social
restructuring and not to convert it into a fetish of " political correctness". Admittedly, caste remains a

Encouraging reservation

 

16.

Select the correct option that fills the blank(s) to make the sentence meaningfully complete.
The experiment lead to the emission of __ vapour, which resulted in immediate termination of the
research.
Innocuous
Not Sure
Non-toxic
Noxious
Bland
 

 

17.

Select the word or phrase which best expresses the meaning of given word.
SHABBY
Interesting
Not Sure
Dirty
Pure
Curious

 

18.

Read the following passage and answer the question given below
The Indian government's intention of introducing caste based quotas for the "Other Backward Classes"
in centrally funded institutions of higher learning and the prime minister's suggestion to private sector
to ' voluntarily go in for reservation', has once again sparked off a debate on the merits and demerits of
caste-based reservations. Unfortunately, the predictable divide between the votaries of 'social justice'
on one hand those advocating "merit" on the other seems to have once again camouflaged the real
issues. It is necessary to take a holistic and non-partisan view of the issues involved.
The hue and cry about " sacrificing merit" is untenable simply because merit is after all a social
construct and it cannot be determined objectively in a historically unjust and unequal context. The
idea of competitive merit will be worthy of serious attention only in a broadly egalitarian order.
After all, economic conditions, educational opportunities and discrimination on the basis of gender
also contribute to the denial of opportunity to express one's true merit and worth. It is interesting to
note that in the ongoing debate, one side refuses to see the socially constructed nature of the notion
of merit, while the other side refuses to recognise the multiplicity of the mechanisms of exclusion with
equal vehemence.
The idea of caste-based reservations is justified by the logic of social justice. This implies the
conscious attempt to restructure a given social order in such a way that individuals belonging to the
traditionally and structurally marginalised social groups get adequate opportunities to actualise their
potential and realise their due share in the resources available. In any society, particularly in one as
diverse and complex as the Indian society, this is going to be a gigantic exercise and must not be
reduced to just one aspect of state policy. Seen in this light, caste-based reservation has to work in
tandem with other policies ensuring the elimination of the structures of social marginalisation and
denial of access.
It has to be seen as a means of achieving social justice and not an end in itself. By the same logic it
must be assessed social justice and not an end in itself. By the same logic it must be assessed and
audited from time to time like any other social policy and economic strategy.

None of these

 

19.

Select the correct option that fills the blank(s) to make the sentence meaningfully complete
_ being poor, kaveri still dresses more appropriately than most of her group mates.
Since
Not Sure
Although
Despite
However

 

20.

Select the word or phrase which best expresses the meaning of given word.
MONOTONOUS
Mixed
Not Sure
Spirited
Assorted
Tedious
 

 

21.

Select the correct option that fills the blank(s) to make the sentence meaningfully complete
A contract must be honored. You cannot _ on it.
renege
Not Sure
give up
back out
renounce

 

22.

Read the following passage and answer the question given below
The Indian government's intention of introducing caste based quotas for the "Other Backward Classes"
in centrally funded institutions of higher learning and the prime minister's suggestion to private sector
to ' voluntarily go in for reservation', has once again sparked off a debate on the merits and demerits of
caste-based reservations. Unfortunately, the predictable divide between the votaries of 'social justice'
on one hand those advocating "merit" on the other seems to have once again camouflaged the real
issues. It is necessary to take a holistic and non-partisan view of the issues involved.
The hue and cry about " sacrificing merit" is untenable simply because merit is after all a social
construct and it cannot be determined objectively in a historically unjust and unequal context. The
idea of competitive merit will be worthy of serious attention only in a broadly egalitarian order.
After all, economic conditions, educational opportunities and discrimination on the basis of gender
also contribute to the denial of opportunity to express one's true merit and worth. It is interesting to
note that in the ongoing debate, one side refuses to see the socially constructed nature of the notion
of merit, while the other side refuses to recognise the multiplicity of the mechanisms of exclusion with
equal vehemence.
The idea of caste-based reservations is justified by the logic of social justice. This implies the
conscious attempt to restructure a given social order in such a way that individuals belonging to the
traditionally and structurally marginalised social groups get adequate opportunities to actualise their
potential and realise their due share in the resources available. In any society, particularly in one as
diverse and complex as the Indian society, this is going to be a gigantic exercise and must not be
reduced to just one aspect of state policy. Seen in this light, caste-based reservation has to work in
tandem with other policies ensuring the elimination of the structures of social marginalisation and
denial of access.
It has to be seen as a means of achieving social justice and not an end in itself. By the same logic it
must be assessed social justice and not an end in itself. By the same logic it must be assessed and
audited from time to time like any other social policy and economic strategy.
Hence, it is important, to discuss reservation in the holistic context of much required social
restructuring and not to convert it into a fetish of " political correctness". Admittedly, caste remains a

 

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