Consider the following statements:
1. It is the Governor of the State who recognizes and declares any community of that State as a Scheduled Tribe.
2. A community declared as a Scheduled Tribe in a State need not be so in another State.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer explanation
2 only Statement 1 is incorrect: under Article 342, the President specifies Scheduled Tribes for a State or Union Territory, after consultation with the Governor where the State is concerned; the Governor does not independently declare…