UPSC – CSE Prelims 2024
MEDIUM
POLITY – Scheduled and Tribal Areas
1. Consider the following statements:
- It is the Governor of the State who recognizes and declares any community of that State as a Scheduled Tribe.
- A community declared as a Scheduled Tribe in a State need not be so in another State.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans. (b)
It is the President of India who recognizes and declares any community as a Scheduled Tribe, based on the recommendations of the respective state governments.
POLITY NCERT TEST The constitutional authority vested with the power of declaring castes or tribes as the Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes is the: (a) Governor (b) Home Minister (c) President of India (d) SC & ST Commission Ans. (c) |
UPSC – CSE Prelims 2023
POLITY – Scheduled and Tribal Areas
1. With reference to ‘Scheduled Areas’ in India, consider the following statements:
- Within a State, the notification of an area as Scheduled Area takes place through an Order of the President.
- The largest administrative unit forming the Scheduled Area is the District and the lowest is the cluster of villages in the Block.
- The Chief Ministers of 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?
(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) All three
(d) None
Answer: (b) Only two
Within a State, the notification of an area as Scheduled Area takes place through an Order of the President: This statement is correct. The notification of an area as a Scheduled Area within a State is done through a Presidential Order. The President has the authority to declare certain areas as Scheduled Areas based on the criteria specified in the Constitution.
The largest administrative unit forming the Scheduled Area is the District and the lowest is the cluster of villages in the Block: This statement is correct. In a Scheduled Area, the administrative units are organized from the district level to the cluster of villages in the Block. The District is the largest administrative unit, and within the District, there are smaller administrative units such as Blocks and Clusters of villages.
The Chief Ministers of concerned States are required to submit annual reports to the Union Home Ministry on the administration of Scheduled Areas in the States: This statement is incorrect. In reality, it is the Governor of the concerned State who is responsible for submitting annual reports to the President of India, not the Chief Ministers. The Governor acts as the representative of the President in the State and is responsible for reporting on the administration and development activities in the Scheduled Areas to the President through the Union Home Ministry.