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Under the provisions of the Indian Constitution a community can be declared a minority community on ...........

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    Under the provisions of the Indian Constitution, a community can be declared a minority community on the basis of

    religion only

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    either Religion or Language

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    either Language or Caste

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    either Religion or Race

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    Explanation:

    •  Indian Constitution uses word minority at many places but doesn't gives specific definition but gives general definition.
    • "The Constitution of India used the word minority or its plural form in some Articles, 29 to 30 and 350A to 350B"
    • Article 30 speaks about two categories of minorities -- religious and linguistic - while Article 350 relates to linguistic minorities only
    • National Commission for Minorities Act has declared five communities -- Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists and Parsis - as religious minorities.

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