Question 368
The schedule related to the welfare and administration of tribal areas except the Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tripura is?
Answer
Schedule 5
Why?
The correct answer is option 1 , i.e Schedule 5 5 th Schedule: The 5th schedule deals with the provisions related to the tribal areas and schedules areas. This schedule covers all tribal areas except Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, and Tripura. This schedule covers Article 244 of the Indian constitution. The President has the power to increase the area of any Scheduled Area, only after consultation with the Governor of that State, which has the schedule areas. Presently, the Scheduled Areas have been declared in the States of Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, and Rajasthan. 3 rd Schedule: This schedule gives details about oath and affirmation to: Union ministers Members of parliament and the state legislature. Judges of Supreme Court and High Court. State Ministers Comptroller and Auditor General of India. 8 th Schedule: Presently the Indian constitution has recognized 22 languages. Earlier there were 14 recognized languages. The recent amendments like the 21 st amendmen t included the Sindhi language, the 71 st amendment included Konkani, Manipuri, and Nepali languages, and the 92 nd amendment included Bodo, Dogri, Maithili and Santhali language in this 8th schedule. 10 th Schedule: The provision in this schedule is related to the disqualification of members of parliament and the state legislatures. This provision is added in the constitution through the 52 nd amendment act in 1985 , during Rajeev Gandhi Government. This is also known as Anti defection law.
