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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?

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Explanation:

True. The President has the power to declare an area to be a Scheduled Area. It is not a function of the State government, though they can recommend or make a request to the Central government in this regard.

This statement is somewhat ambiguous. A Scheduled Area can be any contiguous area of a state which has a predominant tribal population. It can range from a whole district or part of it to a group of villages.

False. The Governors of the states, not the Chief Ministers, are required to submit annual reports to the President of India regarding the administration of Scheduled Areas in their respective states.

So, statements 1 and 2 are correct while statement 3 is incorrect.