Prelims Revision Series | Polity | Schedules | 19

Answer: (D)

• The Governor of each State having Scheduled Areas therein shall annually, or whenever so required by the President, make a report to the President regarding the administration of the Scheduled Areas in that State.
• The Governor may make regulations for the peace and good government of any area in a State which is for the time being a Scheduled Area.

Answer: (c)

• There shall be a District Council for each autonomous district consisting of not more than thirty members, of whom not more than four persons shall be nominated by the Governor and the rest shall be elected on the basis of adult suffrage.
• The elected members of the District Council shall hold office for a term of five years from the date appointed for the first meeting of the Council after the general elections to the Council
• The Governor may withdraw or modify any of the powers conferred on a District Council

Answer: (b)

• According to the Samatha v. State of Andhra Pradesh & Ors (1997) judgment where the Supreme Court declared that the transfer of tribal land to private parties for mining was null and void under the Fifth Schedule.
• The protection of the rights of tribal and indigenous people is further strengthened by the Recognition of Forest Rights Act, 2006 which protects the individual and community rights of tribal people in forest areas and their right to free and prior  informed consent in event of their displacement and resettlement.

Answer: (c)

Answer: (c)

• Statement 1 is correct: The Twelfth Schedule was added to the Constitution of India by the 74th Constitutional Amendment Act of 1992. The Twelfth Schedule contains the powers, authority, and responsibilities of Municipalities, which are also known as Urban Local Bodies (ULBs).
• Statement 2 is correct: In addition to the forms of oaths for the President, Vice-President, Governors, Judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts, and Members of Parliament, the Third Schedule also contains the forms of oaths or affirmations to be taken by members of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of the States, Ministers of States and Union Territories, and other constitutional functionaries.
• Statement 3 is incorrect: The Eleventh Schedule of the Indian Constitution contains a list of 29 functional items or subjects that are devolved to the local self-government bodies in rural areas.

Answer: (b)

• Statement 1 is correct: The names of the States and their territorial jurisdiction is mentioned in First Schedule.
• Statement 2 is incorrect: The Second Schedule of the Indian Constitution contains provisions related to the emoluments, privileges, and allowances of the President, Vice President, Governors, Judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts, Comptroller and Auditor General of India, and other dignitaries. The emoluments, allowances, and privileges of Members of Parliament (MPs) and Members of Legislative Assemblies (MLAs) are not specifically mentioned in any schedule of the Constitution. They are determined by the laws and rules made by the central and state governments from time to time, such as the Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament Act, 1954 and the corresponding laws for state legislators.
• Statement 3 is correct: The Eleventh Schedule specifies the powers, authorities and responsibilities of Panchayats.
• Statement 4 is incorrect: The languages Konkani, Manipuri and Nepali were added by the 71st Amendment Act of 1992.

Answer: (b)

• Statement 1 is incorrect: The Ninth Schedule was added to the Indian Constitution by the First Amendment in 1951. Its purpose was to protect the laws included in it from judicial scrutiny on the ground of violation of fundamental rights.
• Statement 2 is correct: In 2007, the Supreme Court of India held that laws included in the Ninth Schedule after April 24, 1973, which is the date of the Kesavananda Bharati judgment, are open to judicial review. This judgment was given in the case of I.R. Coelho v. State of Tamil Nadu.

Answer: (c)

• Statement 1 is correct: The Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution originally had only 14 languages included. These 14 languages were Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu.
• Statement 2 is correct: These six languages are Tamil, Sanskrit, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, and Odia. So, All the Classical Languages are listed in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution.

Answer: (d)

• Statement 1 is correct: Allocation of seats in the Rajya Sabha to the states and the union territories is mentioned in Fourth Schedule.
• Statement 2 is incorrect: Provisions relating to the Administration and control of scheduled areas and scheduled tribes is mentioned under the Fifth Schedule.
• Statement 3 is incorrect: Provisions relating to the administration of tribal areas in the States of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram is mentioned under the Sixth Schedule

ANSWER: D

ANSWER: D

Answer: (A)

The Ninety-Second Amendment Act of 2003 included four more languages in the Eighth Schedule. They are:

• Bodo
• Dogri (Dongri)
• Mathilli (Maithili) and
• Santhali.

With this, the total number of constitutionally recognised languages increased to 22.

Answer: (b)

Answer: (d)

• 21st Amendment act 1967 added Sindhi to this list.
• 71st Amendment act 1992 added Konkani, Manipuri and Nepali.
• 92nd Amendment Act 2002 added Bodo, Dongri, Maithili and Santhali.
• 96th Amendment Act 2011 changed already existing Oriya to Odiya.

Answer: (c)

• The third schedule of the Indian Constitution contains the oath of MP, MLA, Union and state ministers, Supreme court and high court Judges, and CAG;