With reference to 'Scheduled Areas' in India, consider the following statements :
- 1.Within a State, the notification of an area as Scheduled Area takes place through an Order of the President.
- 2.The largest administrative unit forming the Scheduled Area is the District and the lowest is the cluster of villages in the Block.
- 3.The Chief Ministers of the concerned States are required to submit annual reports to the Union Home Ministry on the administration of Scheduled Areas in the States.
How many of the above statements are correct?
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Answer: B. Statement 1 is correct: under the Fifth Schedule (Para 6), the President declares Scheduled Areas by order. Statement 2 is correct: per the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, the largest unit is the district and the lowest is a cluster of villages in a block. Statement 3 is wrong: the Governor, not the Chief Minister, sends an annual report to the President. So only two.
Watch for: Students mix up the reporting authority; the Fifth Schedule gives this role to the Governor.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because both statements 1 and 2 are correct.
- C. Wrong because the annual report is sent by the Governor to the President.
- D. Wrong because statements 1 and 2 are correct.
Source to check: Constitution of India, Fifth Schedule, Paras 3 and 6; Ministry of Tribal Affairs website (Scheduled Areas)
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