Which of the following statements related to Vth and VI Schedule of the Constitution is NOT correct?

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The President is not empowered with the provisions of the declaration of scheduled areas in consultation with the Central Government
The Executive power of the Centre extends to giving directions to the states regarding the administration of scheduled areas
A Tribal Advisory Council is to consist of 20 members, three-fourths of whom are to be the representatives of the scheduled tribes in the state legislative assembly
The Governor is empowered to direct that any particular act of Parliament or the State Legislature does not apply to a scheduled area or apply with specified modifications and exceptions

Answer 1

Option 1 is NOT correct.

Key Points

The President is empowered to declare an area to be a scheduled area.
He can also increase or decrease its area, alter its boundary lines, rescind such designation or make fresh orders for such redesignation on an area in consultation with the governor of the state concerned. Hence, Option 1 is NOT correct.
The Fifth Schedule of the Constitution deals with the administration and control of scheduled areas and scheduled tribes in any state except the four states of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram.
At present (2019), ten states of India have scheduled areas.
These are Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha and Rajasthan.
The Executive power of the Centre extends to giving directions to the states regarding the administration of scheduled areas.
A Tribal Advisory Council is to consist of 20 members, three-fourths of whom are to be the representatives of the scheduled tribes in the state legislative assembly.
The Governor is empowered to direct that any particular act of Parliament or the State Legislature does not apply to a scheduled area or apply with specified modifications and exceptions.