Explanation
- A
I only
I only. Neither scheduled-area claim is keyed as written.
- B
II only
II only. II fails as well.
- C
Both I and II
Both. Both fail.
- D
Neither I nor II
Neither. The Fifth/Sixth Schedule consequences in I and II are not correctly stated.
Summary. Official Set A key is (d) neither. If an area is declared a Scheduled Area, the consequences are in the Fifth Schedule (and Sixth Schedule for the tribal areas of the North-East). Both statements as printed mis-state those consequences. Neither is correct.
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