Consider the following statements 1 Scheduled areas are the areas where provisions of the...........

Indian Polity Articles and Schedules

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Consider the following statements

1. Scheduled areas are the areas where provisions of the schedule 5 and schedule 6 of the constitution apply.

2. Tribal areas are the areas where the tribal population is greater than 50% of the total population.

3. Tribal population is missing in Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and Chandigarh.

Which of the above are correct?

1 and 3

2 and 3

3 only

1, 2 and 3

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Explanation:

1st statement is incorrect. The term `Scheduled Areas has been defined in the Indian Constitution as "such areas as the President may by order declare to be Scheduled Areas". Only Schedule 5 of the constitution can be applied to scheduled areas.
2nd statement is incorrect because as per Constitution of India, the criteria followed for declaring an area as Scheduled Area are preponderance of tribal population; compactness and reasonable size of the area; under-developed nature of the area; and marked disparity in economic standard of the people.