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UPSC 2008Polity · Schedules
Q1. Which Schedule of the Constitution of India contains: Special provisions for the administration and control of Scheduled Areas in several States?
Explanation
Option (b) is correct: The Fifth Schedule of the Indian Constitution deals with the administration and control of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes, excluding the states of Assam, Tripura, Meghalaya and Mizoram (ATMM). Options (a), (c) and (d) are incorrect:
The Third Schedule of the Indian Constitution lists the forms of oaths and affirmations for various constitutional posts and offices. The Seventh Schedule of the Indian Constitution outlines the distribution of powers and responsibilities between the Union and State governments through three lists: the Union List, the State List, and the Concurrent List. The Ninth Schedule of the Indian Constitution contains laws that are exempt from judicial review to protect them from being challenged in court.However, the Kesavananda Bharati case (1973) and later the I.R. Coelho case (2007) clarified that laws in the Ninth Schedule are not completely exempt from judicial review if they violate the basic structure of the Constitution.
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UPSC year
Correct answer
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2008
(b) Fifth
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