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Consider the following pairs of Schedule and Content of the Constitution of India: 1. First Schedule I. Forms of Oaths or Affirmations 2. Third Schedule II. Allocation of seats in the Council of States 3. Fifth Schedule III. Provision's related to the administration of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes 4. Ninth Schedule IV. Provision's related to the administration of tribal areas in certain States How many of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?
Explanation
The Constitution of India contains twelve schedules, each with specific contents. Pair 1 is incorrect because the First Schedule lists the States and Union Territories, while 'Forms of Oaths or Affirmations' is the subject of the Third Schedule. Pair 2 is incorrect because the Third Schedule deals with oaths, whereas 'Allocation of seats in the Council of States' is the subject of the Fourth Schedule. Pair 3 is correctly matched; the Fifth Schedule deals with the administration and control of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes in states other than Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram [3]. Pair 4 is incorrect because the Ninth Schedule contains acts and regulations related to land reforms and the abolition of the zamindari system, while 'administration of tribal areas' in the four northeastern states is governed by the Sixth Schedule [5]. Therefore, only one pair (Pair 3) is correctly matched.
Sources
- [1] Introduction to the Constitution of India, D. D. Basu (26th ed.). > Chapter 20: ADMINISTRATION OF SCHEDULED AND TRIBAL AREAS > ADMINISTRATION OF SCHEDULED AND TRIBAL AREAS > p. 329
- [2] Indian Polity, M. Laxmikanth(7th ed.) > Chapter 42: Scheduled and Tribal Areas > Scheduled and Tribal Areas > p. 415
- [3] Laxmikanth, M. Indian Polity. 7th ed., McGraw Hill. > Chapter 42: Scheduled and Tribal Areas > Scheduled and Tribal Areas > p. 415
- [4] Introduction to the Constitution of India, D. D. Basu (26th ed.). > Chapter 20: ADMINISTRATION OF SCHEDULED AND TRIBAL AREAS > ADMINISTRATION OF SCHEDULED AND TRIBAL AREAS > p. 330
- [5] Laxmikanth, M. Indian Polity. 7th ed., McGraw Hill. > Chapter 11: Amendment of the Constitution > By Simple Ma;ority of Parliament > p. 124