UPSC Prelims 2024 · GS Paper 1 · Q14

Polity

Medium · Scheduled Tribes notification

Consider the following statements:

1. A community is notified as a Scheduled Tribe by the Governor of the concerned State.

2. The status of Scheduled Tribe is specific to a State/Union Territory, a community notified as an ST in one State does not automatically enjoy that status in another State.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?