Polity, Scheduled Areas, UPSC PYQ

With reference to 'Scheduled Areas' in India, consider the following statements :

1. Within a State, the notification of an area as Scheduled Area takes place through an Order of the President.
2. The largest administrative unit forming the Scheduled Area is the District and the lowest is the cluster of villages in the Block.
3. The Chief Ministers of the concerned States are required to submit annual reports to the
Union Home Ministry on the administration of Scheduled Areas in the States.

How many of the above statements are correct?

Only one

Only two

All three

None

If a particular area is brought under the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution of India, which one of
the following statements best reflects the consequence of it?

This would prevent the transfer of land of tribal people to non-tribal people

This would create a local self-governing body in that area

This would convert that area into a Union Territory

The State having such areas would be declared a Special Category State.

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