Daily Current Affairs Quiz: December 01, 2025

Answer: B [Only two]
Explanation:

Statement 1 is correct: The Sixth Schedule details the special provisions for the administration of tribal areas in Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram.

Statement 2 is incorrect: The Fifth Schedule lays down provisions for the administration and control of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes in states other than those mentioned in the Sixth Schedule (Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram).

Statement 3 is correct: Article 244 of the Constitution deals with the administration of Scheduled Areas and Tribal Areas.

Answer: B [Only two]
Explanation:

Statement 1 is incorrect: The President is empowered to not only declare an area as a Scheduled Area but also to alter, increase, decrease its boundaries, or rescind such a designation by a subsequent order. This power does not require parliamentary approval.

Statement 2 is correct: The Fifth Schedule contains provisions for the administration and control of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes in all states of India, except for the four states of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram. Statement 3 is correct: The Sixth Schedule of the Constitution provides for the administration of tribal areas in Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram through the establishment of Autonomous Districts and Autonomous Regional Councils.

Statement 4 is incorrect: The Governor is required to submit a report to the President on the administration of Scheduled Areas annually or whenever so required by the President. The Constitution does not mandate that this report must be made after consulting the Tribes Advisory Council.

Answer: C [All three]
Explanation:

Statement 1 is correct: The Fifth Schedule pertains to the administration and control of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes in any state of India, except for the four states covered under the Sixth Schedule.

Statement 2 is correct: The Sixth Schedule provides for the administration of tribal areas specifically in the states of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram, primarily through the formation of Autonomous District Councils.

Statement 3 is correct: As per Paragraph 3 of the Fifth Schedule, the Governor of each state having Scheduled Areas must submit a report to the President regarding the administration of such areas, either annually or whenever required by the President.

Answer: A [Only one]
Explanation:

Statement 1 is correct: The Fifth Schedule provides for the administration of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes in all states of India except Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram, which are covered under the Sixth Schedule.

Statement 2 is incorrect: The President can declare, increase, or decrease the area of a Scheduled Area, but only after consultation with the Governor of the concerned state.

Statement 3 is correct: The Governor is empowered to make regulations for the peace and good government of any Scheduled Area. This includes the power to regulate the business of money-lending by persons who lend money to members of the Scheduled Tribes in such areas.

Statement 4 is correct: Paragraph 4(1) of the Fifth Schedule states that there “shall” be established a Tribes Advisory Council (TAC) in each state having Scheduled Areas. The use of the word ‘shall’ makes its establishment mandatory.

Answer: D [2, 3, 4 and 5 only]
Explanation:

Statement 1 is incorrect: The First Schedule as adopted in 1950 did not list ‘union territories’. It classified states into Part A, B, and C, and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands as a Part D territory. The category of ‘Union Territories’ was introduced by the 7th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1956.

Statement 2 is correct: The Second Schedule specifies the salaries, allowances, and privileges for the holders of certain constitutional offices, including the President, Governors, Judges, and the Speaker/Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha.

Statement 3 is correct: The Third Schedule contains the various forms of Oaths or Affirmations for Union and State Ministers, Members of Parliament and State Legislatures, Judges, and the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India.

Statement 4 is correct: The Fourth Schedule, as per Articles 4(1) and 80(2), deals with the allocation of seats for states and union territories in the Council of States (Rajya Sabha).

Statement 5 is correct: The Fifth Schedule contains provisions for the administration and control of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes. The Sixth Schedule contains separate, more autonomous provisions for the administration of tribal areas in Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram.