In India, Legal Services Authorities provide free legal services to which of the following type of citizens ?
- 1.Person with an annual income of less than ₹ 1,00,000
- 2.Transgender with an annual income of less than ₹ 2,00,000
- 3.Member of Other Backward Classes (OBC) with an annual income of less than ₹ 3,00,000
- 4.All Senior Citizens
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Answer: A. Statement 1 is correct: persons below the income limit (₹1 lakh a year in many States) get free legal aid. Statement 2 is correct: some States such as Delhi set ₹2 lakh for transgender persons. Statement 3 is wrong: OBC is not a category under Section 12 of the Legal Services Authorities Act. Statement 4 is wrong: senior citizens qualify only where State rules say so and within income limits, not all of them. So 1 and 2.
Watch for: SC/ST are eligible, so students assume OBC is too; the Act does not list OBC.
Why the other options are wrong
- B. Wrong because OBC is not an eligible category and not all senior citizens qualify.
- C. Wrong because OBC members are not a separate eligible category.
- D. Wrong because not all senior citizens are covered.
Source to check: Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, Section 12; NALSA website (nalsa.gov.in, eligibility for free legal services)
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