Consider the following statements Statement 1: The Sixth Schedule is applicable to Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh.

Question

Consider the following statements:

Statement 1: The Sixth Schedule is applicable to Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh.

Statement 2: It empowers autonomous district councils to make laws on specified subjects.

Which of the above is/are correct?

1. A. Only 1
2. B. Only 2 (Correct answer)
3. C. Both 1 and 2
4. D. Neither 1 nor 2

Correct Answer

Option B — Only 2

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is Only 2.

Key Points

• Statement 2 ✓ — the Sixth Schedule empowers Autonomous District Councils to make laws on land, forests and local governance.
• Statement 1 ✗ — the Sixth Schedule applies to tribal areas of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram, *not* Nagaland or Arunachal Pradesh (those have their own special provisions, e.g. Article 371A for Nagaland).
• The recurring trap is naming the wrong states for the Sixth Schedule — memorise the four (Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram) as a set.