[Solved] If the name of a tribe has to be excluded from the list of Sched-uled Tribe, who has the power for such exclusion?

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Q.	If the name of a tribe has to be excluded from the list of Sched-uled Tribe, who has the power for such exclusion?
A.	President
B.	Parliament
C.	National Commission for Scheduled Tribes
D.	Union Council of Ministers
Answer» B. Parliament
Explanation: According to Article 342 of Indian constitution, the President may with respect to any State or Union territory, after consultation with the Governor there of, specify the tribes or tribal communities or parts of or groups within tribes or tribal communities deemed to be Scheduled Tribes in relation to that State or Union territory. The same article adds that Parliament may by law include in or exclude from the list of Scheduled Tribes, any tribe or tribal community or part of or group within any tribe or tribal community.

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