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Thought for Today

Thought for Today

Scheduled and Tribal Areas Quiz

1. What are Scheduled Areas in India?

a) Areas reserved for wildlife conservation

b) Areas reserved for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes

c) Areas reserved for industrial development

d) Areas reserved for religious pilgrimage

2. Which article of the Indian Constitution deals with Scheduled Areas?

a) Article 330

b) Article 340

c) Article 370

d) Article 371

3. Which schedule of the Indian Constitution lists the areas designated as Scheduled Areas?

a) First Schedule

b) Fifth Schedule

c) Eighth Schedule

d) Ninth Schedule

4. Which part of the Indian Constitution contains provisions for the administration of Scheduled Areas?

a) Part IX

b) Part X

c) Part XI

d) Part XII

5. Which Indian state has the highest number of Scheduled Tribes population according to the 2011 Census?

a) Madhya Pradesh

b) Rajasthan

c) Maharashtra

d) Uttar Pradesh

6. The Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act (PESA) was enacted in which year?

a) 1992

b) 1996

c) 2000

d) 2005

7. Which Constitutional Amendment inserted Article 244A to provide for the administration of Scheduled Areas in states having Scheduled Tribes?

a) 42nd Amendment

b) 73rd Amendment

c) 74th Amendment

d) 97th Amendment

8. Which Indian state has the largest area under Scheduled Areas?

a) Madhya Pradesh

b) Jharkhand

c) Chhattisgarh

d) Odisha

9. Which Tribal Group is the largest Scheduled Tribe in India according to the 2011 Census?

a) Gond

b) Bhil

c) Santhal

d) Oraon

10. Who has the power to declare an area as a Scheduled Area in India?

a) President of India

b) Prime Minister of India

c) Governor of the State

d) Chief Minister of the State

11. Which state in India has the highest percentage of its population belonging to Scheduled Tribes?

a) Mizoram

b) Arunachal Pradesh

c) Meghalaya

d) Nagaland

12. The term "Dwij" refers to:

a) Scheduled Tribes

b) Non-tribal communities

c) Scheduled Castes

d) Religious minorities

13. Which committee recommended the formation of a separate ministry for Tribal Welfare in India?

a) Mandal Commission

b) Kaka Kalelkar Commission

c) Sarkaria Commission

d) Shah Commission

14. Which Constitutional Amendment Act inserted Article 244A to provide for the establishment of an autonomous district council in the hill areas of Manipur?

a) 42nd Amendment

b) 73rd Amendment

c) 74th Amendment

d) 97th Amendment

15. The term "Tribal Sub-Plan" (TSP) was introduced by which committee?

a) Mandal Commission

b) Kaka Kalelkar Commission

c) Dhebar Commission

d) Sarkaria Commission

16. Which Indian state has the highest number of notified Scheduled Tribes?

a) Madhya Pradesh

b) Maharashtra

c) Gujarat

d) Rajasthan

17. Which article of the Indian Constitution empowers the Governor to regulate the pace of laws in Scheduled Areas?

a) Article 244

b) Article 275

c) Article 339

d) Article 371

18. Which Indian state has the highest literacy rate among Scheduled Tribes according to the 2011 Census?

a) Kerala

b) Mizoram

c) Tripura

d) Arunachal Pradesh

19. The Chenchus, a tribal group, primarily inhabit which Indian state?

a) Telangana

b) Odisha

c) Jharkhand

d) Rajasthan

20. The Forest Rights Act (2006) provides for the recognition of forest rights of which communities?

a) Scheduled Castes

b) Scheduled Tribes

c) Other Backward Classes

d) Religious Minorities

Quiz Answers

  • 22
  • Article 343
  • Article 343
  • Bodo
  • Hindi
  • Assam
  • Gujarat
  • 22
  • Kannada
  • Tripura
  • Tamil
  • Tamil
  • Jammu and Kashmir
  • Chhattisgarh
  • Assamese
  • Marathi
  • Punjabi
  • Bengali
  • Gujarati
  • Telugu