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upsc-p1-polity-special-provisions-schedules MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
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Q1With reference to the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution, consider the following statements: 1. Scheduled Areas are declared by the President by order. 2. A Tribes Advisory Council is a parallel legislature for Scheduled Areas. 3. Regulations made by the Governor under Paragraph 5 require Presidential assent. Which of the statements given above are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Statements 1 and 3 are correct. Paragraph 6 uses Presidential Orders to declare Scheduled Areas, while Paragraph 5 regulations require Presidential assent. A Tribes Advisory Council advises on the welfare and advancement of Scheduled Tribes; it is not a parallel legislature.
Q2Consider the following statements regarding the Fifth and Sixth Schedules: 1. The Fifth Schedule applies to Scheduled Areas in States other than Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram. 2. The Sixth Schedule creates autonomous district and regional councils with specified legislative, administrative, judicial and fiscal functions. 3. PESA extends Panchayati Raj to Sixth Schedule tribal areas. Which of the statements given above are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. The Fifth Schedule uses the category ‘Scheduled Areas’ outside the four Sixth Schedule States, whereas the Sixth Schedule establishes autonomous councils with constitutionally listed functions. PESA applies to Fifth Schedule areas, not to Sixth Schedule councils.
Q3With reference to special provisions under Part XXI, consider the following statements: 1. Article 371A protects specified matters of Naga customary law and land from automatic application of Acts of Parliament unless the State Legislative Assembly decides otherwise. 2. Article 371C provides for a Hill Areas Committee in Manipur and reporting by the Governor to the President. 3. Article 371J concerns customary-law protection in Mizoram. Which of the statements given above are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. Article 371A contains specified customary-law and land-resource protections for Nagaland, while Article 371C concerns Manipur’s Hill Areas Committee and gubernatorial reporting. Mizoram’s comparable customary-law protection is under Article 371G; Article 371J concerns the Kalyana-Karnataka development arrangement.
Q4Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below. List I (Constitutional provision) A. Article 239A B. Article 239AB C. Article 241 D. Article 244(2) List II (Subject) 1. High Court for a Union Territory 2. Failure of constitutional machinery in Delhi 3. Sixth Schedule for specified tribal areas 4. Legislature or Council of Ministers for Puducherry-type Union Territories
Article 239A enables Parliament to create a legislature or Council of Ministers for Puducherry-type Union Territories; Article 239AB addresses failure of Delhi’s constitutional machinery; Article 241 concerns a High Court for a Union Territory; and Article 244(2) applies the Sixth Schedule to specified tribal areas. Therefore, option D is correct.
Q5Arrange the following stages concerning a Fifth Schedule protective regulation in their logical sequence: A. The Governor makes a regulation for peace and good government of a Scheduled Area. B. The regulation receives Presidential assent. C. The regulation becomes operative. D. Matters such as land transfer, land allotment or money-lending are identified for regulation. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Paragraph 5 identifies land transfer, land allotment and money-lending as subjects of protective regulation. The Governor makes the regulation for peace and good government, but it requires Presidential assent before it can operate. Thus the logical sequence is D-A-B-C, making option B correct.
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6Consider the following statements about Delhi under Article 239AA: 1. Public order, police and land are outside the legislative competence of the Delhi Legislative Assembly. 2. Parliament is barred from legislating on subjects within the legislative field of the Delhi Legislative Assembly. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
7Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below. List I (Institution or authority) A. President B. Tribes Advisory Council C. Autonomous District Council D. Gram Sabha under PESA List II (Role) 1. Advises on welfare and advancement of Scheduled Tribes 2. Safeguards traditions, community resources and customary dispute resolution 3. Declares Scheduled Areas by order 4. Exercises specified local legislative, administrative, judicial and fiscal functions
8With reference to Union Territories in India, consider the following statements: 1. Parliament may legislate for a Union Territory even on a matter in the State List. 2. The Administrator of a Union Territory holds office under the State executive chapter of the Constitution. 3. Parliamentary representation converts a Union Territory into a State for constitutional purposes. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
9Arrange the following constitutional provisions in ascending numerical order: A. Special provisions for Delhi B. Application of the Fifth Schedule C. Special protection concerning Naga customary law and land resources D. Administration of Union Territories through a President-appointed Administrator Select the correct answer using the code given below.
10Consider the following statements about the Sixth Schedule: 1. Council powers concerning forests ordinarily exclude reserved forests. 2. Laws made by councils on listed subjects are subject to the assent of the Governor. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.