Q60. Consider:
(1) The Fifth Schedule governs tribal areas in Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram.
(2) Certain tribal communities receive income-tax exemptions on specified incomes.
3) The Constitution reserves Panchayat seats for women belonging to SCs and STs.
Which conclusion is correct?
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(A) Two statements are correct, including statement 2
(B) Two statements are correct, namely 1 and 3
(C) Only one statement is correct
(D) All three statements are correct
Answer: (A) Two statements are correct, including statement 2
Explanation: The northeastern tribal areas named in statement 1 fall under the Sixth Schedule, not the Fifth. Certain tribal incomes receive statutory tax exemptions, and Article 243D provides Panchayat reservations for SC/ST women. Thus statements 2 and 3 are correct.
Q59. Union Territories are administered by whom?
[SSC GD Constable 2026, 29 April, Shift 1]
(A) Parliament
(B) Chief Ministers
(C) Governors
(D) Administrators appointed by the President
Answer: (D) Administrators appointed by the President
Explanation: Under Article 239, a Union Territory is administered by the President through an appointed administrator, subject to laws made by Parliament. The administrator acts on behalf of the Union, unlike a state Governor functioning as a constitutional state head.
Q58. After the 69th Constitutional Amendment, 1991, by what name is the Union Territory of Delhi officially designated under Article 239AA?
[RRB NTPC Graduate CBT-I 2026, 25 March, Shift 2]
(A) Union State of Delhi
(B) Administrative Capital of India
(C) National Capital Region of Delhi
(D) National Capital Territory of Delhi
Answer: (D) National Capital Territory of Delhi
Explanation: Article 239AA renamed Delhi the National Capital Territory and provided its distinctive institutional arrangement, including a Legislative Assembly. The National Capital Region is a wider planning region and is not the constitutional title of the Union Territory.
Q57. Which statements are correct?
I. Part VIII concerns Union Territories.
II. Part IX concerns cooperative societies.
[SSC CHSL Tier-I 2025, 17 November, Shift 2]
(A) Only I
(B) Only II
(C) Both I and II
(D) Neither I nor II
Answer: (A) Only I
Explanation: Part VIII of the Constitution concerns Union Territories and covers their administrative provisions. Part IX concerns Panchayats, not cooperative societies. Cooperative societies are addressed by Part IXB. Consequently, the first statement alone is accurate.
Q56. Consider the following concerning Union Territories:
(1) The President appoints their administrators.
(2) Every UT has a Legislative Assembly.
(3) They are centrally administered with limited legislative authority.
(4) Parliament can legislate on State List matters for UTs.
Which are correct?
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(A) 2 and 4 only
(B) 1, 3 and 4 only
(C) 1 and 3 only
(D) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: (B) 1, 3 and 4 only
Explanation: Union Territories are administered through presidential appointees. Not all possess elected assemblies, while Parliament ordinarily retains extensive legislative power over them, including State List subjects. Therefore statements 1, 3 and 4 are correct and statement 2 is incorrect.
Q55. Which constitutional Article is associated with the President declaring Scheduled Areas?
[RRB NTPC Undergraduate CBT-I 2025, 3 September, Shift 3]
(A) Article 370
(B) Article 338
(C) Article 244
(D) Article 146
Answer: (C) Article 244
Explanation: Article 244(1) links Scheduled Areas to the Fifth Schedule, whose paragraph 6 empowers the President to declare them by order. The other Articles concern unrelated constitutional matters, such as the National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Supreme Court establishment.
Q54. Under the Fifth Schedule, which power concerning Scheduled Areas is granted to the Governor?
[RRB NTPC Undergraduate CBT-I 2025, 14 August, Shift 1]
(A) Dissolving the State Assembly
(B) Regulating land-related matters and governance in Scheduled Areas
(C) Amending the Constitution
(D) Appointing MPs from Scheduled Areas
Answer: (B) Regulating land-related matters and governance in Scheduled Areas
Explanation: Paragraph 5 of the Fifth Schedule permits the Governor to issue regulations for the peace and good government of Scheduled Areas, including restrictions on land transfers and regulation of moneylending. Such regulations require the President’s assent.
Q53. Which Article was amended by the 106th Constitutional Amendment to provide for women’s reservation in the Delhi Legislative Assembly?
[RRB NTPC Undergraduate CBT-I 2025, 13 August, Shift 2]
(A) Article 330A
(B) Article 243D
(C) Article 239AA
(D) Article 332A
Answer: (C) Article 239AA
Explanation: The Constitution (106th Amendment) Act, 2023 introduced special provisions for women’s reservation, including in the National Capital Territory of Delhi. Its amendment to Article 239AA addresses the Delhi Assembly, while other inserted Articles concern Parliament or state legislatures.
Q52. Under Article 239 of the Constitution, by whom is a Union Territory administered?
[RRB NTPC Undergraduate CBT-I 2025, 8 August, Shift 3]
(A) Governor of an adjoining State
(B) Prime Minister of India
(C) Parliament of India
(D) President of India
Answer: (D) President of India
Explanation: The constitutional executive authority for a Union Territory lies with the President under Article 239, exercised through a designated administrator. Parliament supplies the legislative framework; it is not the administrator named in this Article.
Q51. In which year was the merged Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu formed?
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(A) 2019
(B) 2014
(C) 2016
(D) 2020
Answer: (D) 2020
Explanation: The merger took effect on 26 January 2020 under a parliamentary statute enacted in 2019. Two separate Union Territories were consolidated into one administrative entity, reducing the number of Union Territories in India from nine to eight.