Question

The schedule related to the welfare and administration of tribal areas except the Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tripura is?
1. Schedule 5
2. Schedule 3
3. Schedule 8
4. Schedule 10

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Schedule 5

The correct answer is option 1, i.e Schedule 5​

5^th Schedule:

• The 5th schedule deals with the provisions related to the tribal areas and schedules areas.
• This schedule covers all tribal areas except Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, and Tripura.
• This schedule covers Article 244 of the Indian constitution.
• The President has the power to increase the area of any Scheduled Area, only after consultation with the Governor of that State, which has the schedule areas.
• Presently, the Scheduled Areas have been declared in the States of Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, and Rajasthan.

3^rd Schedule:

• This schedule gives details about oath and affirmation to:
• Union ministers
• Members of parliament and the state legislature.
• Judges of Supreme Court and High Court.
• State Ministers
•  Comptroller and Auditor General of India.

8th Schedule:

•  Presently the Indian constitution has recognized 22 languages.
• Earlier there were 14 recognized languages.
• The recent amendments like the 21^st amendment included the Sindhi language, the 71^st amendment included Konkani, Manipuri, and Nepali languages, and the 92^nd amendment included Bodo, Dogri, Maithili and Santhali language in this 8th schedule.

10^th Schedule:

• ​The provision in this schedule is related to the disqualification of members of parliament and the state legislatures.
• This provision is added in the constitution through the 52^nd amendment act in 1985, during Rajeev Gandhi Government.
• This is also known as Anti defection law.