UPSC Subject Quiz Polity

With reference to Tribes Advisory Council, Consider the following statements:

1) They are established in each State having Scheduled Area.

2) Governor is the Chairman of the council.

3) Its recommendations are not binding on the government.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With regard to the Sixth Schedule of the constitution, consider the following statements:

1) It provides for the formation of Autonomous District Councils to safeguard the rights of tribal population

2) The power to reorganize boundaries of the tribal areas under Sixth Schedule lies with President of India

3) All the members of the Autonomous District Councils are elected directly on the basis of adult franchise

4) The provisions of Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 don’t apply to Sixth Schedule areas

Choose the correct option:

With reference to the Sixth Schedule of the constitution of India, consider the following statements:

1) Article 244 of the constitution of India talks about schedule areas designated under the sixth schedule.

2) As per the provisions of 6^th schedule, autonomous district councils have to be constituted in tribal districts.

3) These autonomous district councils have legislative, judicial and regulatory powers.

Which of the statements given above is/are true?

Consider the following statements regarding Union Territories:

1) Union territories are also known as centrally administered territories.

2) An administrator of a union territory is appointed by the President and he/she is the head of that union territory.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding administration of tribal areas under the sixth schedule:

1) The tribal areas in the four states of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram have been constituted as autonomous districts and fall outside the executive authority of the state concerned.

2) The governor is empowered to increase or decrease their areas or change their names or define their boundaries.

3) The district council consists of 20 members, three-fourths of whom are to be the representatives of the tribes in the state legislative assembly.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements about NECTAR: North East Centre for Technology Application and Reach:

1) It is a voluntary organization registered under the Society Registration Act.

2) It was formed with the merger of National Mission on Bamboo applications and Mission on Geospatial applications.

3) Its mandate includes providing technological support to farmers, entrepreneurs and industries in the North Eastern Region.

4) It provides financial support to small manufacturing units employing tribal groups.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

With reference to Tribal Sub Plan (TSP), consider the following statements:

1) In TSP, specific programmes or policies are made for the overall development of scheduled tribes in the country.

2) It is applicable pan India, i.e., in all states and UTs where schedule tribes are residing.

3) The TSP funds are allocated from the consolidated fund of India under Article 275(I) as a central sector scheme.

Which of the statements given above are true?

Consider the following statements regarding the Inner Line Permit (ILP):

1) Inner Line Permit (ILP) regulates the visit of Indians to States where the ILP regime is prevalent under Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation, 1873.

2) Currently, five Northeastern states, namely, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Tripura, Manipur and Nagaland are covered under the Inner Line Permit (ILP) system.

3) The main aim of the ILP system is to prevent the settlement of other Indian nationals in the States where the ILP regime is prevalent, in order to protect the indigenous/tribal population.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?