Correct answer: (b) Only two
Explanation
- A
Only one
Only one. Two statements hold.
- B
Only two
Only two. The President notifies Scheduled Areas; the unit runs from district down to village clusters. Annual reports to the Union Home Ministry by Chief Ministers are not the constitutional design.
- C
All three
All three. The Governor, not the CM, reports to the President on Scheduled Areas.
- D
None
None. Presidential notification is Fifth Schedule law.
Summary. Official key is (b) only two. Paragraph 6 of the Fifth Schedule: the President notifies Scheduled Areas. Administration is organised from district down to clusters of villages. Reports on Scheduled Areas go from the Governor to the President, not from Chief Ministers to the Home Ministry.
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