UPSC PRELIMS · POLITY · FIFTH SCHEDULE — SCHEDULED AREAS
With reference to 'Scheduled Areas' in India, consider the following statements : 1. Within a State, the notification of an area as Scheduled Area takes place th!ough an Order of the President. 2. The largest administrative unit forming the Scheduled Area is the District and the lowest is the cluster of villages in the Block. 3. The Chief Ministers Of the concerned States are required to submit annual reports to the Union Home Ministry on the administration of Scheduled Areas in the States. How many of the above statements are correct?
Take a breath. Choose one. Press A–D on your keyboard if you like.
EXPLANATION
Scheduled Areas are notified by the President. The annual report on their administration is submitted to the President by the Governor, not to the Union Home Ministry by the Chief Minister. Hence only statements 1 and 2 are correct.
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