UPSC Prelims 2023 · Question 19 of 97
UPSC Prelims 2023 question on Scheduled Areas
With reference to 'Scheduled Areas' in India, consider the following statements:
1. Within a State, the notification of an area as Scheduled Area takes place through an Order of the President.
2. The largest administrative unit forming the Scheduled Area is the District and the lowest is the cluster of villages in the Block.
3. The Chief Ministers of the 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?
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Answer: B. Only two
Verdict
Only statements 1 and 2 are correct → Option (b) Only two.
Statement by statement
Statement 1 – CORRECT: As per the Indian Constitution (Part C of the Fifth Schedule), the expression Scheduled Areas means such areas as the President may by order declare to be Scheduled Areas.
Statement 2 – CORRECT: The largest administrative unit forming the scheduled areas has been the district and the lowest the cluster of villages in the block.
Statement 3 – INCORRECT: The governor of the state has a special responsibility regarding such scheduled areas. He has to submit a report to the president regarding the administration of such areas, annually or whenever so required by the president — not the Chief Ministers to Union Home Ministry.