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Which schedule of the Constitution of India has provisions which apply to the administration of the tribal areas in the states of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram?
1. 10th
2. 4th
3. 8th
4. 6th

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Correct Answer - Option 4 : 6th

The correct answer is 6th.

  • The Sixth Schedule consists of provisions for the administration of tribal areas in Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram, according to Article 244 of the Indian Constitution
  • Passed by the Constituent Assembly in 1949, it seeks to safeguard the rights of the tribal population through the formation of Autonomous District Councils (ADC).
    • ADCs are bodies representing a district to which the Constitution has given varying degrees of autonomy within the state legislature.
    • The governors of these states are empowered to reorganize the boundaries of the tribal areas.
  • In simpler terms, she or he can choose to include or exclude any area, increase or decrease the boundaries and unite two or more autonomous districts into one.
  • They can also alter or change the names of autonomous regions without separate legislation.

  • Fourth Schedule
    • It contains the provisions in relation to the allocation of seats for States and Union Territories in the Rajya Sabha.
  • Eighth Schedule: It deals with the 22 official languages recognized by the Indian Constitution.
    • Assamese
    • Bengali
    • Bodo
    • Dogri (Dongri)
    • Gujarati
    • Hindi
    • Kannada
    • Kashmiri
    • Konkani
    • Mathili (Maithili)
    • Malayalam
    • Manipuri
    • Marathi
    • Nepali
    • Oriya
    • Punjabi
    • Sanskrit
    • Santhali
    • Sindhi
    • Tamil
    • Telugu
    • Urdu
  • Tenth Schedule:
    • It contains provisions relating to disqualification of the members of Parliament and State Legislatures on the ground of defection.
    • This schedule was added by the 52nd Amendment Act of 1985, also known as Anti-defection Law

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