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Article 371

Article 371 is a Polity concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 3 past MPSC questions (2019, 2022, 2025). Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.

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What you need to know first

Basic awareness of Part XXI of Indian ConstitutionParts of Indian ConstitutionRegional disparities provisions

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खालील विधाने विचारत घेऊन, योग्य पर्याय निवडा : (a) राज्यघटनाटीत अनुच्छेद 371 (A) मध्ये नगालँडसाठी विशेष तरतुदी करण्यात आलेली आहे. (b) नागांच्या धार्मिक आणि सामाजिक प्रथांच्या बाबतीत संसदेच्या कोणत्याही कायद्यास नागालँड विधानसभाच मान्यतेशिवाय लागु करता येत नाही. (c) ट्युएनसांग हा नागालँडमधील सर्वाधिक विकसित जिल्हा आहे.

(a)The special provisions for Nagaland are made in Article 371 (A).

(b)No act of the Parliament in respect to the religious or social practices of Nagas can be applied without the approval of the Legislative Assembly of Nagaland.

(c)Tuensang is the most developed district of Nagaland.

1)विधाने (a) आणि (b) बरोबर आहेत✓ Correct
2)फक्त विधान (a) बरोबर आहे
3)विधाने (a) आणि (c) बरोबर आहेत
4)सर्व विधाने बरोबर आहेत

Article 371A contains special provisions for Nagaland (Statement a is correct). It mandates that no act of Parliament regarding Naga religious or social practices applies without the Nagaland Assembly's approval (Statement b is correct). Tuensang is not the most developed, but a backward/frontier district (Statement c is wrong).

भारताच्या राज्यघटनेतील अनुच्छेद 371 व त्याच्या उप-अनुच्छेदुसार विशेष दर्जा नसलेली राज्ये ओळखा. Identify the States without special status under Article 371 and its Sub-Articles of the Constitution of India.

1)नागालँड, आसाम / Nagaland, Assam
2)मणिपूर, सिक्कीम / Manipur, Sikkim
3)मिझोराम, नागालँड / Mizoram, Nagaland
4)त्रिपुरा, झारखंड / Tripura, Jharkhand✓ Correct

Tripura and Jharkhand do not have special constitutional provisions under Article 371 and its sub-articles, unlike states like Nagaland, Assam, Manipur, Sikkim, and Mizoram.

महाराष्ट्राच्या राज्यापालाबाबत खालीलपैकी कोणते विधान सत्य आहे ? Which one of the following statements about the Governor of Maharashtra is true ?

1)ते अँग्लो इंडियन जमातीमधील एकास विधान परिषदेवर नामनिर्देशित करू शकतात. / He can nominate one member to the Legislative Council from the Anglo-Indian community.
2)ते अँग्लो इंडियन जमातीमधील किमान दोघास विधान सभेवर नामनिर्देशित करू शकतात. / He can nominate at least two members to the Legislative Assembly from the Anglo-Indian community.
3)त्यांना राज्यघटनेच्या अनुच्छेद 371 (2) अन्वये विशेष जबाबदारी प्रदान करण्यात आली आहे. / He has been given special responsibility under Article 371 (2).✓ Correct
4)ते राज्यघटनेच्या अनुच्छेद 31 A खाली सक्तीने खाजगी मालमत्ता संपादन करण्यासंबंधांचे विधेयक राष्ट्रपतींच्या विचारार्थ राखून ठेवू शकत नाहीत. / He cannot reserve the bill for the consideration of President, dealing with compulsory acquisition of property under Article 31 A of the Constitution.

Under Article 371(2) of the Indian Constitution, the Governor of Maharashtra (and Gujarat) is given a special responsibility for establishing separate development boards for regions like Vidarbha, Marathwada, and the rest of Maharashtra.

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