Consider the following statements about scheduled areas under the fifth schedule:

1. The president is empowered to declare an area to be a scheduled area.
2. The President can increase or decrease its area, alter its boundary lines in consultation with the governor of the state concerned.
3. The governor is empowered to direct that any particular act of Parliament or the state legislature does not apply to a scheduled area or apply with specified modifications and exceptions.

Which of the above is/are correct ?

a) 1 and 2 only

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b) 2 and 3 only

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c) 1 and 3 only

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d) All of the above

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Solution

The correct option is D d) All of the above

Answer : D
The Fifth Schedule of the Constitution deals with the administration and control of scheduled areas and scheduled tribes in any state except the four states of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram.
The president is empowered to declare an area to be a scheduled area. He can also increase or decrease its area, alter its boundary lines in consultation with the governor of the state concerned.
The governor is empowered to direct that any particular act of Parliament or the state legislature does not apply to a scheduled area or apply with specified modifications and exceptions.

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