The Sixth Schedule of the Constitution, which provides for Autonomous District Councils, applies to the tribal areas of which group of states?
- A.Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram
- B.Nagaland, Manipur, Sikkim and Assam
- C.Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Mizoram and Manipur
- D.Meghalaya, Sikkim, Tripura and Nagaland
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Explanation
The correct answer is A, Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram. The Sixth Schedule, read with Article 244, lets the tribal areas of these four states run Autonomous District Councils with their own powers over land, forests, village administration, inheritance and customary law, such as the Bodoland Territorial Council in Assam and the Khasi Hills council in Meghalaya. Option B is wrong because Nagaland and Sikkim are covered instead by Articles 371A and 371F, and Manipur by a hill areas committee under Article 371C. Option C lists the four states where the Inner Line Permit is required, which is a different scheme altogether and the trap in this question. Option D mixes the two lists. Remember: Sixth Schedule four, Inner Line Permit four, and only Mizoram appears in both.
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Practice Questions
View allWhich of the following states is not counted among the Seven Sisters of North-East India?
- A.Tripura
- B.Sikkim
- C.Mizoram
- D.Meghalaya
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The Seven Sisters are Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura, the seven states that were carved out of the old Assam province and its Union Territories between 1963 and 1987.
Read the full explanation →Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram became full states of the Indian Union on which date?
- A.21 January 1972
- B.1 December 1963
- C.20 February 1987
- D.16 May 1975
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Both had been Union Territories since 1972, Arunachal Pradesh after the North East Frontier Agency was renamed and Mizoram after the Mizo hills were separated from Assam, and both were raised to statehood on the same day in February 1987.
Read the full explanation →The Siliguri Corridor, the narrow strip that links North-East India with the rest of the country, lies in which state?
- A.Bihar
- B.Assam
- C.West Bengal
- D.Sikkim
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The corridor runs through the northern districts of West Bengal around the town of Siliguri and is only about twenty kilometres wide at its narrowest, which is why it is nicknamed the Chicken's Neck.
Read the full explanation →Where is the headquarters of the North Eastern Council situated?
- A.Guwahati
- B.Shillong
- C.Imphal
- D.Agartala
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The Council was set up by the North Eastern Council Act, 1971, started functioning in 1972 as the planning and advisory body for the region, and has had its secretariat at Shillong ever since; it works under the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region.
Read the full explanation →Which state of North-East India shares its boundary with the largest number of Indian states?
- A.Assam
- B.Nagaland
- C.Meghalaya
- D.Mizoram
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Assam lies at the heart of the region and touches Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya and West Bengal, that is seven Indian states, besides the foreign neighbours Bhutan and Bangladesh.
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