Which one of the following is not correctly matched? Article of the Indian Constitution — Related State
- (a)371 A — Nagaland
- (b)371 B — Assam
- (c)371 C — Meghalaya
- (d)371 D — Andhra Pradesh
Correct — C is the pair that is NOT correctly matched. Article 371C makes special provisions for Manipur (it provides for a committee of the State Legislative Assembly made up of members elected from the Hill Areas), not for Meghalaya. Meghalaya has no dedicated Article-371 provision of its own; its tribal areas are protected under the Sixth Schedule. Because 371C is wrongly tagged to Meghalaya, pair (C) is the mismatch the question wants.
- (a)371 A — Nagaland — Correctly matched — Article 371A (inserted by the 13th Amendment, 1962) lays down special provisions for Nagaland; so it is not the answer.
- (b)371 B — Assam — Correctly matched — Article 371B provides for a committee of the Assam Legislative Assembly for its tribal areas; so it is not the mismatched pair.
- (d)371 D — Andhra Pradesh — Correctly matched — Article 371D gives special provisions (equitable opportunities in public employment and education) for Andhra Pradesh, later extended to Telangana; so it is not the answer.
Articles 371 to 371J are 'special provisions' inserted for particular states, mostly by later constitutional amendments, to address regional or tribal aspirations. The correct mapping runs: 371A — Nagaland, 371B — Assam, 371C — Manipur, 371D — Andhra Pradesh (extended to Telangana). Meghalaya is not in this list — its Hill/tribal areas are governed by the Sixth Schedule instead.
In a 'not correctly matched' question you must spot the single wrong link. Three pairs here are genuine; only 371C is a plant — it belongs to Manipur, but the option credits it to Meghalaya. Meghalaya is a tempting swap because it is a north-eastern tribal state, yet its safeguard is the Sixth Schedule, not a 371-series article.
- 371A — Nagaland; 371B — Assam; 371C — Manipur; 371D — Andhra Pradesh (extended to Telangana).
- Meghalaya has no dedicated Article-371 provision; its tribal areas fall under the Sixth Schedule.
- Further provisions: 371F — Sikkim, 371G — Mizoram, 371H — Arunachal Pradesh, 371-I — Goa, 371-J — Karnataka (Hyderabad-Karnataka region).
- These special provisions were added by different constitutional amendments to meet regional and tribal demands.
Only the highlighted pair is wrongly matched — 371C is for Manipur, so it is the answer.
- Reading 371C as Meghalaya when it actually covers Manipur
- Confusing the Article-371 special provisions with the Sixth Schedule tribal-area protections
MPPSC and UPSC ask this either as 'which Article-state pair is NOT correctly matched' or as 'which state is covered by Article 371X'. Lock the chain 371A -> Nagaland ... 371C -> Manipur -> 371D -> Andhra Pradesh.
Consider the following statements: 1. Articles 371A to 371I were inserted in the Constitution of India to meet regional demands of Nagaland, Assam, Manipur, Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh and Goa. 2. Constitution of India and the United States of America can envisage a dual policy (the Union and the States) but a single citizenship. 3. A naturalized citizen of India can never be deprived of his citizenship. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- (a) 1, 2 and 3
- (b) 1 and 3
- (c) 3 only
- (d) 1 only
Answer(d) 1 only
Same concept — the Article 371A-371I special provisions and the states (including Manipur) they were inserted for.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Article 371C of the Constitution of India contains special provisions for which State?
- (a)Manipur
- (b)Meghalaya
- (c)Mizoram
- (d)Nagaland
Answer(a) Manipur — 371C provides for a Hill Areas committee of its Assembly.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Article 371J, which grants special status to the Hyderabad-Karnataka region, relates to which State?
- (a)Karnataka
- (b)Andhra Pradesh
- (c)Telangana
- (d)Maharashtra
Answer(a) Karnataka — added by the 98th Amendment for the Hyderabad-Karnataka (Kalyana-Karnataka) region.