[Solved] 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?

Q73) 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?

1. This would prevent the transfer of land of tribal people to non-tribal people.
2. This would create a local self-governing body in that area.
3. This would convert that area into a Union Territory.
4. The State having such areas would be declared a Special Category State.

Answer: 1

• The Fifth Schedule of the Constitution deals with the administration and control of Scheduled Areas as well as of Scheduled Tribes residing in any State other than the States of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram.
• If a particular area is brought under the Fifth Schedule, it means that all land in Scheduled Area is presumed to have been Adivasi land; hence, not only should no land now pass into the hands of non-Adivasis, but any land presently owned by non-tribal should, if being transferred, come back to the hands of Scheduled Tribes.

States under fifth Schedule :

• Andhra Pradesh
• Telangana
• Chhatisgarh
• Madhya Pradesh
• Maharashtra
• Gujarat
• Rajasathan
• Odisha
• Jharkhand
• Himachal Pradesh