What is UPSC? The Union Public Service Commission, commonly abbreviated as UPSC, is India's premier central recruitment agency for recruitment of all the Group 'A' officers under Government of India. Where is the word "Muslim" contained in the text of UPSC's 2020 notification? The word "Muslim" is only mentioned under History, Paper II, in the context of a subject under the heading, SYLLABI FOR THE EXAMINATION. What are the eligibility conditions stated in the UPSC notification? For the Indian Administrative Service, the Indian Foreign Service and the Indian Police Service,
a candidate must be a citizen of India.
(2) For other services, a candidate must be either:—
(a) a citizen of India, or
(b) a subject of Nepal, or
(c) a subject of Bhutan, or
(d) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January, 1962 with the intention of
permanently settling in India, or
(e) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African
countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and
Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India What are the age conditions stated in the UPSC notification? (a) A candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of
32 years on the 1st of August, 2020 i.e., he must have been born not earlier than 2nd August,
1988 and not later than 1st August, 1999. Necessary action to make corresponding changes in
respective Rules/Regulations pertaining to various services is being taken separately.
(b) The upper age-limit prescribed above will be relaxable:...
...up to a maximum of three years in the case of candidates belonging to Other Backward
Classes who are eligible to avail of reservation applicable to such candidates; What other classifications are stipulated by the UPSC for candidates for grant of
cumulative age-relaxation? Candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes and the Other
Backward Classes who are also covered under any other clauses of Rule 6(b) above, viz. those
coming under the category of Ex-servicemen, Persons of Benchmark Disabilities [viz. (a) blindness
and low vision; (b) deaf and hard of hearing; (c) locomotor disability including cerebral palsy,
leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular dystrophy; (d) autism, intellectual
disability, specific learning disability and mental illness; and (e) multiple disabilities from amongst
persons under clauses (a) to (d) including deaf-blindness etc.] will be eligible for grant of
cumulative age-relaxation under both the categories.
The Indian UPSC examination is discriminatory in favour of Muslim candidates.(Sudarshan News Editor-in-Chief, Suresh Chavhanke, 11 September, 2020, UPSC Jihad Par Ab Tak Ka Sabse Bada Khulasa (The Biggest Expose of All Time on UPSC Jihad)
Determine the veracity of the claim "The Indian UPSC examination is discriminatory in favour of Muslim candidates.(Sudarshan News Editor-in-Chief, Suresh Chavhanke, 11 September, 2020, UPSC Jihad Par Ab Tak Ka Sabse Bada Khulasa (The Biggest Expose of All Time on UPSC Jihad)" based on the evidence in form of question-answer pairs "What is UPSC? The Union Public Service Commission, commonly abbreviated as UPSC, is India's premier central recruitment agency for recruitment of all the Group 'A' officers under Government of India. Where is the word "Muslim" contained in the text of UPSC's 2020 notification? The word "Muslim" is only mentioned under History, Paper II, in the context of a subject under the heading, SYLLABI FOR THE EXAMINATION. What are the eligibility conditions stated in the UPSC notification? For the Indian Administrative Service, the Indian Foreign Service and the Indian Police Service,
a candidate must be a citizen of India.
(2) For other services, a candidate must be either:—
(a) a citizen of India, or
(b) a subject of Nepal, or
(c) a subject of Bhutan, or
(d) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January, 1962 with the intention of
permanently settling in India, or
(e) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African
countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and
Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India What are the age conditions stated in the UPSC notification? (a) A candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of
32 years on the 1st of August, 2020 i.e., he must have been born not earlier than 2nd August,
1988 and not later than 1st August, 1999. Necessary action to make corresponding changes in
respective Rules/Regulations pertaining to various services is being taken separately.
(b) The upper age-limit prescribed above will be relaxable:...
...up to a maximum of three years in the case of candidates belonging to Other Backward
Classes who are eligible to avail of reservation applicable to such candidates; What other classifications are stipulated by the UPSC for candidates for grant of
cumulative age-relaxation? Candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes and the Other
Backward Classes who are also covered under any other clauses of Rule 6(b) above, viz. those
coming under the category of Ex-servicemen, Persons of Benchmark Disabilities [viz. (a) blindness
and low vision; (b) deaf and hard of hearing; (c) locomotor disability including cerebral palsy,
leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular dystrophy; (d) autism, intellectual
disability, specific learning disability and mental illness; and (e) multiple disabilities from amongst
persons under clauses (a) to (d) including deaf-blindness etc.] will be eligible for grant of
cumulative age-relaxation under both the categories.".

Options: 

 - supported

 - refuted

 - not enough evidence

 - conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking
refuted
Determine the veracity of the claim "The Indian UPSC examination is discriminatory in favour of Muslim candidates.(Sudarshan News Editor-in-Chief, Suresh Chavhanke, 11 September, 2020, UPSC Jihad Par Ab Tak Ka Sabse Bada Khulasa (The Biggest Expose of All Time on UPSC Jihad)" based on the evidence in form of question-answer pairs "What is UPSC? The Union Public Service Commission, commonly abbreviated as UPSC, is India's premier central recruitment agency for recruitment of all the Group 'A' officers under Government of India. Where is the word "Muslim" contained in the text of UPSC's 2020 notification? The word "Muslim" is only mentioned under History, Paper II, in the context of a subject under the heading, SYLLABI FOR THE EXAMINATION. What are the eligibility conditions stated in the UPSC notification? For the Indian Administrative Service, the Indian Foreign Service and the Indian Police Service,
a candidate must be a citizen of India.
(2) For other services, a candidate must be either:—
(a) a citizen of India, or
(b) a subject of Nepal, or
(c) a subject of Bhutan, or
(d) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January, 1962 with the intention of
permanently settling in India, or
(e) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African
countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and
Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India What are the age conditions stated in the UPSC notification? (a) A candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of
32 years on the 1st of August, 2020 i.e., he must have been born not earlier than 2nd August,
1988 and not later than 1st August, 1999. Necessary action to make corresponding changes in
respective Rules/Regulations pertaining to various services is being taken separately.
(b) The upper age-limit prescribed above will be relaxable:...
...up to a maximum of three years in the case of candidates belonging to Other Backward
Classes who are eligible to avail of reservation applicable to such candidates; What other classifications are stipulated by the UPSC for candidates for grant of
cumulative age-relaxation? Candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes and the Other
Backward Classes who are also covered under any other clauses of Rule 6(b) above, viz. those
coming under the category of Ex-servicemen, Persons of Benchmark Disabilities [viz. (a) blindness
and low vision; (b) deaf and hard of hearing; (c) locomotor disability including cerebral palsy,
leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular dystrophy; (d) autism, intellectual
disability, specific learning disability and mental illness; and (e) multiple disabilities from amongst
persons under clauses (a) to (d) including deaf-blindness etc.] will be eligible for grant of
cumulative age-relaxation under both the categories.".

Options: 

 - supported

 - refuted

 - not enough evidence

 - conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking
user
refuted
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