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Constitutional Provision Article 371A
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams over 5 years (2019–2024), peaking in 2019.
Key insights
- Most tested in CDS — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2019
- Recurs across 2 years (2019–2024)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CDS 2019 → NDA 2024
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (2 of 2) are since 2016.
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
NDA2024
Under Article 371A of the Constitution of India, with respect to which of the following item(s) the Acts of the Parliament of India shall not apply to the State of Nagaland, unless the Legislative Assembly of the State of Nagaland by a resolution so decides?
- Religious or social practices of Nagas
- Naga customary law and procedure
- Ownership and transfer of land and its resources
- Boundaries of Nagaland with other states. Select the answer
using the code given below:
- A 1 only
- B 2 and 3 only
- C 1, 2 and 3 only ✓
- D 1, 2, 3 and 4
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Polity & Governance › Federalism & Centre-State
CDS2019
Article 371 A of the Constitution of India provides special privileges to
- A Nagaland
- B Mizoram
- C Sikkim
- D Manipur ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Polity & Governance › Federalism & Centre-State
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