UPSC Prelims 2001·GS1·polity-and-governance·federal structure

If a new State of the Indian Union is to be created, which one of the following Schedules of the Constitution must be amended?

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  1. AFirstCorrect
  2. BSecond
  3. CThird
  4. DFifth

Explanation

The First Schedule of the Constitution of India lists the names of the States and the Union Territories along with their territorial jurisdictions. Whenever a new State is created or the boundaries of existing States are altered under Articles 2, 3, or 4 of the Constitution, the First Schedule must be amended to include the name and territory of the new entity. In contrast, the Second Schedule deals with salaries and emoluments, the Third Schedule contains forms of oaths and affirmations, and the Fifth Schedule relates to the administration and control of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes. Therefore, only the First Schedule is directly affected by the creation of a new State.
polity-and-governance: If a new State of the Indian Union is to be created, which one of the following Schedules of the Constitution must be am
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