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14 questions
  1. Who is constitutionally empowered to declare an area a Scheduled Area?
    1. Governor
    2. Chief Minister
    3. Prime Minister
    4. President
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    Answer: (D) President

    The President acts by order, after consulting the Governor.

  2. The Sixth Schedule does NOT apply to —
    1. Assam
    2. Tripura
    3. Manipur
    4. Mizoram
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    Answer: (C) Manipur

    Manipur’s hill councils rest on a state law and Article 371C.

  3. The Fifth Schedule is linked to which article?
    1. Article 244
    2. Article 232
    3. Article 254
    4. Article 275
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    Answer: (A) Article 244

    Article 244(1) for Scheduled Areas, 244(2) for tribal areas.

  4. Special rules for running and controlling Scheduled Areas in several states are found in which Schedule? (IAS 2008)
    1. Third
    2. Fifth
    3. Seventh
    4. Ninth
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    Answer: (B) Fifth

    The Sixth covers only the four north-eastern states.

  5. Consider: 1. If an autonomous district has different tribes, the Governor may divide it into autonomous regions. 2. The President declares an area to be a Sixth Schedule tribal area and can enlarge or shrink it.
    1. 1 only
    2. 2 only
    3. Both
    4. Neither
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    Answer: (A) 1 only

    Under the Sixth Schedule these powers belong to the Governor.

  6. Which matters fall within the law-making power of District and Regional Councils? 1. Social customs 2. Marriage and divorce 3. Inheritance of property
    1. 1 only
    2. 2 and 3
    3. 1 and 2
    4. All three
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    Answer: (D) All three

    All three are listed council subjects.

  7. Who makes rules for delimiting constituencies for District and Regional Council elections?
    1. President
    2. Governor of the state
    3. Prime Minister
    4. Chief Minister
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    Answer: (B) Governor of the state

    The Governor frames all the election rules for the councils.

  8. The Governor can make rules for — 1. the term of regional council members 2. composition of regional councils 3. electoral rolls for their elections
    1. 1 and 2
    2. 1 and 3
    3. 2 and 3
    4. All three
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    Answer: (D) All three

    All are on the Governor’s rule-making list.

  9. Which Sixth Schedule area is NOT in Assam?
    1. Dima Hasao
    2. Karbi Anglong
    3. Bodoland Territorial Region
    4. Jaintia Hills
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    Answer: (D) Jaintia Hills

    Jaintia Hills is in Meghalaya.

  10. The Fifth and Sixth Schedules exist to — (IAS 2015)
    1. protect the interests of Scheduled Tribes
    2. fix boundaries between states
    3. set out the powers of panchayats
    4. protect all border states
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    Answer: (A) protect the interests of Scheduled Tribes

    Both are about tribal areas and tribal people.

  1. District and Regional Councils can make laws on — 1. a forest that is not a reserved forest 2. shifting cultivation 3. use of a water-course for farming
    1. 2 only
    2. 1 and 3
    3. 2 and 3
    4. All three
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    Answer: (D) All three

    All three appear in the Sixth Schedule list.

  2. Who can repeal or amend an Act of Parliament as it applies to a Scheduled Area?
    1. President
    2. Supreme Court
    3. Governor of the state
    4. High Court
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    Answer: (C) Governor of the state

    By a regulation, after consulting the TAC and with the President’s assent.

  3. Under which Schedule can a transfer of tribal land to private parties for mining be declared null and void? (IAS 2019)
    1. Third
    2. Fifth
    3. Ninth
    4. Twelfth
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    Answer: (B) Fifth

    Governor’s regulations may bar land transfers in Scheduled Areas.

  4. Which is NOT an objective of the PESA Act, 1996? (IAS 2013)
    1. To provide self-governance
    2. To recognise traditional rights
    3. To create autonomous regions
    4. To free tribal people from exploitation
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    Answer: (C) To create autonomous regions

    Autonomous regions belong to the Sixth Schedule.

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