Question

UPSC Prelims 2015 Question:

The provisions in Fifth Schedule and Sixth Schedule in the Constitution of India are made in order to

1. protect the interests of Scheduled Tribes
2. determine the boundaries between States
3. determine the powers, authority and responsibilities of Panchayats
4. protect the interests of all the border State

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 1: protect the interests of Scheduled Tribes

Detailed Solution

Explanation:

The Fifth Schedule of the Constitution of India deals with the administration and control of Scheduled Areas as well as of Scheduled Tribes residing in any State other than the States of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram. Tribal habitations in the states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir have not been brought under the Fifth or Sixth Schedule.
Sixth Schedule allows the constitution of Autonomous District Councils in Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura & Mizoram to safeguard the rights of the tribal population.

Therefore, option (1) is the correct answer.

Subject: Polity | Scheduled and Tribal Areas

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