2024 · Q37
Which of the following areas has been exempted from the purview of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019?
General KnowledgeIndian Polity and Governance
- ALadakh
- BJammu and Kashmir
- CThe Sixth Schedule Areas
- DThe Fifth Schedule Areas
Explanation
The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 expressly exempts the tribal areas under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution (in Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram) as well as areas under the Inner Line Permit regime. Neither Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, nor the Fifth Schedule areas enjoy this statutory exemption under the Act. Hence option C is correct.