With reference to lsquo Tribal Advisory Council rsquo in a State which of the following statements i...........

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With reference to ‘Tribal Advisory Council’, in a State, which of the following statements is/are correct ?

1.It consists of a maximum of 20 members out of which 3/4th are Scheduled Tribe MLAs of the State concerned.

2.It advises the President on matters pertaining to welfare and advancement of Scheduled Tribes in the State concerned.

Select the correct code given below.

1 Only

2 Only

Both 1 and 2

None of the above

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Explanation:

The Fifth Schedule to the Constitution envisages the following under the Tribal Advisory Council:

(1) There shall be established in each State having Scheduled Areas therein and, if the President so directs, also in any State having Scheduled Tribes but not Scheduled Areas therein, a Tribal Advisory Council consisting of not more than twenty members of whom, as nearly as may be, three-fourths shall be the representatives of the Scheduled Tribes in the Legislative Assembly of the State.

(2) It shall be the duty of the Tribal Advisory Council to advise the Governor on such matters pertaining to the welfare and advancement of the Scheduled Tribes in the State as may be referred to them by the Governor.