A student's report on tribal grassroot democracy in Meghalaya lists these points. Which of them are correct?
(A) The Khasis, Jaintias and Garos have their own traditional political institutions.
(B) These political institutions have existed for hundreds of years.
(C) A large chunk of tribal areas lies outside the provisions of the 73rd Amendment.
(D) Policymakers kept these areas outside the Amendment to reform traditional tribal institutions.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → A, B and C only
(A) The Khasis, Jaintias and Garos have their own traditional political institutions. — Correct. Each of the three major tribal groups of Meghalaya, the Khasis, Jaintias and Garos, has its own traditional political institutions.
(B) These political institutions have existed for hundreds of years. — Correct. These institutions are old and settled: they have existed for hundreds of years and worked at the village, clan and state levels.
(C) A large chunk of tribal areas lies outside the provisions of the 73rd Amendment. — Correct. In spite of this long tradition of grassroot self-rule, a large chunk of tribal areas lies outside the provisions of the 73rd Amendment.
(D) Policymakers kept these areas outside the Amendment to reform traditional tribal institutions. — Incorrect. The reason is reversed. Policymakers left these areas out because they did not wish to interfere with traditional tribal institutions. Reform was never their aim.
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