Q19.
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?
Answer
B
Explanation
1 is correct: As per the Indian Constitution C of the Fifth Schedule), the expression Scheduled means such areas as the President may by order to be Scheduled Areas. 2 is correct: The largest administrative unit the scheduled areas has been the district and lowest the cluster of villages in the block. 3 is not correct: The governor of the state a special responsibility regarding such scheduled He has to submit a report to the president the administration of such areas, annually or so required by the president. only two statements are correct. Hence option (b) the correct answer.