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    Question

    According to Section 1 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha

    Sanhita, 2023, the term “tribal areas” refers to which of the following?
    A The Scheduled Areas under the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B All areas specified by the President as tribal areas after 1972 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Territories included in the tribal areas of Assam before 21st January 1972, excluding the municipality of Shillong Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Entire North-Eastern region as defined by Article 371A Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Areas notified by the Central Government under Article 244(1) Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The Explanation to sub-section (2) defines “tribal areas” as “the territories which immediately before the 21st day of January, 1972, were included in the tribal areas of Assam, as referred to in paragraph 20 of the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution, other than those within the local limits of the municipality of Shillong.”

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