Question

Communities which are less in number than the rest of the population are called

A. Scheduled caste

B. Scheduled tribe

C. Minorities

D. Backward class​

Answer 1

Answer:

The Scheduled Caste[2] (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) are officially designated groups of people in India. The terms are recognised in the Constitution of India and the groups are designated in one or other of the categories. For much of the period of British rule in the Indian subcontinent, they were known as the Depressed Classes.