UPSC Prelims 2025Indian Polity
Question 7 of 14Consider the following statements: With reference to the Constitution of India, if an area in a State is declared as Scheduled Area under the Fifth Schedule, I. the State Government loses its executive power in such areas and a local body assumes total administration. II. the Union Government can take over the total administration of such areas under certain circumstances on the recommendations of the Governor. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Linked Syllabus Concepts
Revision notes for concepts tested in this PYQ.
Role of Lieutenant Governor in Union Territories with LegislatureCentral Council of Health and Family Welfare (CCHFW)Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act (PESA), 1996State Autonomy in Indian FederalismArticle 249 and Union-State Legislative RelationsConstitutional Division of Legislative and Taxation Powers (Centre-State)
Related Study Concepts
Role of Lieutenant Governor in Union Territories with LegislatureCentral Council of Health and Family Welfare (CCHFW)Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act (PESA), 1996State Autonomy in Indian FederalismArticle 249 and Union-State Legislative RelationsConstitutional Division of Legislative and Taxation Powers (Centre-State)