Correct answer: (c) 2 and 3 only
Explanation
- A
1, 2 and 3
1, 2 and 3. Statement 1 fails: the Act does not kick in from the 18th Lok Sabha.
- B
1 and 2 only
1 and 2 only. Keeps the false commencement date.
- C
2 and 3 only
2 and 3 only. Fifteen-year sunset after the census-based delimitation; SC women within the SC quota.
- D
1 and 3 only
1 and 3 only. Drops the duration limb and keeps the wrong start.
Summary. Official key is (c) 2 and 3 only. The Constitution (106th Amendment) Act, 2023 (Nari Shakti Vandan) reserves one-third of seats in Lok Sabha and State Assemblies for women, including within SC/ST quotas, for 15 years after it is brought into force. Commencement waits for a census and delimitation — not the 18th Lok Sabha. So 1 is false; 2 and 3 hold.
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