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Question

The Fifth Schedule of the Indian Constitution deals with the administration and control of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes in which of the following states?

  1. All States
  2. All States except the North-Eastern States
  3. All States except Jammu and Kashmir
  4. States other than Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram

Answer:

Option D: States other than Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “States other than Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram”.

The Fifth Schedule deals with the administration and control of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes in states other than Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram (which are covered under the Sixth Schedule).