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Scheduled and Tribal Areas — UPSC Prelims Practice Quiz

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Protected Territories and Tribal Self-Governance: The Fifth and Sixth Schedules Explained•medium•15 questions•~15 min

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Question 01

easy

Under the Indian Constitution, the Fifth Schedule deals with the administration of scheduled areas in all states EXCEPT which of the following groups of states?

Question 02

easy

Who has the power to declare an area as a 'Scheduled Area' under the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution?

Question 03

medium

Which of the following statements about the Tribes Advisory Council (TAC) under the Fifth Schedule is CORRECT?

Question 04

medium

Under the Fifth Schedule, the Governor makes regulations for the peace and good government of scheduled areas. Which of the following accurately describes the status of such regulations?

Question 05

medium

A commission to report on the administration of scheduled areas and welfare of scheduled tribes is constitutionally mandated to be appointed compulsorily after how many years from the commencement of the Constitution?

Question 06

hard

The first commission on the administration of scheduled areas was headed by U.N. Dhebar. When was the second such commission appointed and who chaired it?

Question 07

medium

Under the Sixth Schedule, what is the composition of a District Council in an autonomous district?

Question 08

medium

Which of the following is NOT a subject on which District and Regional Councils under the Sixth Schedule can make laws?

Question 09

hard

The Sixth Schedule authorises autonomous district councils to establish village courts for trial of suits. Which authority determines the jurisdiction of the High Court over such suits?

Question 10

hard

Regarding the applicability of laws to autonomous districts under the Sixth Schedule, which of the following is CORRECTLY matched?

Question 11

medium

Which of the following statements correctly distinguishes the Fifth Schedule from the Sixth Schedule?

Question 12

easy

How many states in India currently (as of 2016) have scheduled areas under the Fifth Schedule?

Question 13

hard

Article 244A of the Constitution deals with which of the following?

Question 14

medium

Under the Sixth Schedule, if an autonomous district has more than one tribal community, the Constitution empowers whom to divide it into autonomous regions?

Question 15

medium

Which of the following is the correct reason provided by the Constitution's framers for giving special autonomy to tribal areas in Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram, as opposed to tribes in other parts of India?

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