Special Status & Provisions, Special Areas & Schedules (1-12) PYQs — 19 UPSC CSE Previous Year Questions

Question 1

Consider the following statements about the provisions pertaining to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes in India: Provisions regarding the administration of the Tribal Areas in the States of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram are given in the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution of India. Some tribes of India are entitled to exemption from paying Income Tax on certain incomes. The Constitution of India provides for reservation of seats in Panchayats for women belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes. Which one of the following conclusions based on the above statements is correct?

Accepted Answer

A. There are two correct statements, that include statement 2.

Question 2

Consider the following statements : With reference to the Constitution of India, if an area in a State is declared as Scheduled Area under the Fifth Schedule the State Government loses its executive power in such areas and a local body assumes total administration the Union Government can take over the total administration of such areas under certain circumstances on the recommendations of the Governor Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Accepted Answer

D. Neither I nor II

Question 3

Consider the following statements : Statement I : In India, State Governments have no power for making rules for grant of concessions in respect of extraction of minor minerals even though such minerals are located in their territories. Statement II : In India, the Central Government has the power to notify minor minerals under the relevant law. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

Accepted Answer

D. Statement I is not correct but Statement II is correct

Question 4

The Constitution (71st Amendment) Act, 1992 amends the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution to include which of the following languages ? Konkani Manipuri Nepali Maithili Select the correct answer using the code given below :

Accepted Answer

A. 1, 2 and 3

Question 5

With reference to 'Scheduled Areas' in India, consider the following statements : Within a State, the notification of an area as Scheduled Area takes place through an Order of the President. The largest administrative unit forming the Scheduled Area is the District and the lowest is the cluster of villages in the Block. 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?

Accepted Answer

B. Only two

Question 6

If a particular area is brought under the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution of India, which one of the following statements best reflects the consequence of it ?

Accepted Answer

A. This would prevent the transfer of land of tribal people to non-tribal people.

Question 7

Under which Schedule of the Constitution of India can the transfer of tribal land to private parties for mining be declared null and void?

Accepted Answer

B. Fifth Schedule

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A. protect the interests of Scheduled Tribes

Question 9

Consider the following statements: National Development Council is an organ of the Planning Commission. The Economic and Social Planning is kept in the Concurrent List in the Constitution of India. The Constitution of India prescribes that Panchayats should be assigned the task of preparation of plans for economic development and social justice. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Accepted Answer

B. 2 and 3 only

Question 10

Which of the following provisions of the Constitution of India have a bearing on Education? Directive Principles of State Policy Rural and Urban Local Bodies Fifth Schedule Sixth Schedule Seventh Schedule Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Accepted Answer

D. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

Question 11

Which Schedule of the Constitution of India contains: Special provisions for the administration and control of Scheduled Areas in several States?

Accepted Answer

B. Fifth

Question 12

Which one of the following subjects is under the Union List in the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India?

Accepted Answer

A. Regulation of labour and safety in mines and oilfields

Question 13

Assertion (A): The Central Rural Sanitation Programme was launched in 1986 to improve the quality of life of rural people in India. Reason (R): Rural sanitation is a subject in the Concurrent List in the Constitution of India. In the context of above two statements, which one of the following is correct?

Accepted Answer

C. A is true but R is false

Question 14

Which one of the following statements correctly describes the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution of India?

Accepted Answer

D. It allocates seats in the Council of States

Question 15

Which one of the following schedules of the Indian Constitution lists the names of states and specifies their territories?

Accepted Answer

A. First

Question 16

Which one of the following statements correctly describes the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution of India?

Accepted Answer

D. It allocates seats in the Council of States

Question 17

If a new state of the Indian Union is to be created, which one of the following schedules of the Constitution must be amended?

Accepted Answer

A. First

Question 18

Which one of the following schedules of the Constitution of India contains provisions regarding anti-defection Act?

Accepted Answer

D. Tenth Schedule

Question 19

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer:

	List-I (Functionaries)		List-II (Oaths or affirmations)
A.	President of India	1.	Secrecy of information
B.	Judges of Supreme	2	Faithful Discharge of duties Court
C.	Members of Parliament	3.	Faith and Allegiance to the constitution of India
D.	Minister for the Union	4.	Upholding the Constitution and the law

Codes:

Accepted Answer

C. A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1