Article 244(1) specifies the application of the Fifth Schedule to Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes in states other than Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram. This implies that the Fifth Schedule is not applicable to these four states, which are governed by the Sixth Schedule (Article 244(2)). Therefore, any state listed among these four would be a correct answer. The question's correctness hinges on a precise interpretation of "not be applicable" and the specific constitutional status of each state listed.
The Article 244(1) says that provisions of the Fifth Schedule shall not be applicable to which of the following States?
Asked in JE(Civil) RWD 2021 22 2021 · Topic: Special Provision for Certain Classes (Administration of Scheduled and Tribal Areas (Fifth and Sixth Schedules))
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