Q40. Which states are covered by the Sixth Schedule’s special provisions for tribal-area administration?
[Bihar Prohibition Constable 2023, 14 May, memory-based paper]
(A) Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Nagaland
(B) Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram
(C) Meghalaya, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland
(D) Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland
Answer: (B) Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram
Explanation: Autonomous district arrangements under the Sixth Schedule operate in the four states of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram. It does not generally cover tribal areas in Manipur, Nagaland or Arunachal Pradesh, which have different protective frameworks.
Q39. As of 2022, how many Union Territories were there in India?
[SSC CHSL 2022 cycle, held 21 March 2023, Shift 4]
(A) 10
(B) 9
(C) 7
(D) 8
Answer: (D) 8
Explanation: India had eight Union Territories in 2022. The Jammu and Kashmir reorganisation in October 2019 created two Union Territories from the former state, and the merger of Dadra and Nagar Haveli with Daman and Diu took effect in January 2020.
Q38. Which provision falls under the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution?
[SSC CHSL 2022 cycle, held 14 March 2023, Shift 4]
(A) Administration of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes
(B) Tribal-area administration in Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram
(C) Forms of oath or affirmation
(D) Constitutionally recognised languages
Answer: (A) Administration of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes
Explanation: The Fifth Schedule regulates Scheduled Areas and the Scheduled Tribes living there. The Sixth Schedule concerns certain northeastern tribal areas, the Third specifies oaths, and the Eighth lists recognised languages. Each schedule therefore has a distinct constitutional purpose.
Q37. Which Article allows the President to appoint a State Governor as the administrator of an adjoining Union Territory?
[SSC GD Constable 2022 cycle, held 24 January 2023, Shift 1]
(A) Article 238(2)
(B) Article 239(2)
(C) Article 237(2)
(D) Article 231(2)
Answer: (B) Article 239(2)
Explanation: Article 239(2) expressly permits appointment of a State Governor as administrator of an adjoining Union Territory. In that separate capacity the Governor works independently of the State Council of Ministers, reflecting the Union Territory’s direct constitutional relationship with the President.
Q36. What is the designation of the President-appointed administrator of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir?
[JKSSB Sub-Inspector 2022, 20 December, Shift 1]
(A) Lieutenant Governor
(B) Governor
(C) State Counsellor
(D) Vice-Chancellor
Answer: (A) Lieutenant Governor
Explanation: Following the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, the former state became a Union Territory with a Lieutenant Governor as its administrator. The President appoints the Lieutenant Governor under the applicable statutory and constitutional framework for Union Territories.
Q35. Which statements are correct?
(i) Part X concerns Scheduled and Tribal Areas.
(ii) It contains Articles 220–224.
(iii) It permits formation of an autonomous state in certain Assam tribal areas.
iv) Assam is under the Fifth Schedule.
[OPSC OAS Prelims 2022, 16 October]
(A) i and iii
(B) ii and iv
(C) i and iv
(D) i only
Answer: (A) i and iii
Explanation: Part X comprises Articles 244 and 244A. The latter contemplates an autonomous state within certain tribal areas of Assam. Assam’s specified tribal areas fall under the Sixth Schedule, not the Fifth, making only statements i and iii correct.
Q34. Who can extend a High Court’s jurisdiction to, or exclude it from, a Union Territory?
[RRB Group D 2022, 30 September, Shift 2]
(A) State Legislature concerned
(B) Parliament by law
(C) President acting alone
(D) Chief Justice of India
Answer: (B) Parliament by law
Explanation: Article 230 empowers Parliament to extend or exclude the jurisdiction of a High Court in relation to any Union Territory. Such a change requires a law, rather than an executive order of the President or Chief Justice.
Q33. In which year did Article 239AA come into force, establishing the special constitutional arrangement for Delhi’s Assembly?
[DSSSB Patwari 2022, 21 August, Shift 1]
(A) 1994
(B) 1995
(C) 1992
(D) 1991
Answer: (C) 1992
Explanation: The Constitution (69th Amendment) Act was enacted in 1991, while Article 239AA came into force on 1 February 1992. It established the special framework for the National Capital Territory, including its elected Legislative Assembly and Lieutenant Governor.
Q32. Which Constitutional Amendment inserted Article 239AA concerning the Delhi Legislative Assembly?
[DSSSB Patwari 2022, 20 August, Shift 3]
(A) 42nd Amendment Act, 1976
(B) 69th Amendment Act, 1991
(C) 33rd Amendment Act, 1974
(D) 14th Amendment Act, 1962
Answer: (B) 69th Amendment Act, 1991
Explanation: The Sixty-ninth Amendment Act, 1991 inserted Articles 239AA and 239AB and conferred Delhi’s special National Capital Territory arrangements. The 42nd, 33rd and 14th Amendments addressed different constitutional matters and did not create Article 239AA.
Q31. If an area is brought under the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution, which consequence best follows?
[UPSC CSE Prelims 2022, 5 June]
(A) Restrictions protecting tribal land against transfer to non-tribals
(B) Automatic creation of a local self-governing body
(C) Conversion of the area into a Union Territory
(D) Special Category State status for the entire state
Answer: (A) Restrictions protecting tribal land against transfer to non-tribals
Explanation: The Fifth Schedule enables protective regulations, including restrictions on transfer of tribal land to non-tribal persons. It neither automatically creates an autonomous council nor converts territory into a Union Territory or grants fiscal Special Category State status.
