Question

Give another name of Adivasis.
(A) Depressed classes
(B) Tribals
(C) Scheduled castes
(D) None of these

Answer 1

Hint: The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 is an important activity for both the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes; this is because Adivasi activists refer to it to defend their right to occupy land that was traditionally theirs.

Complete answer:
Another name for Adivasis is thus tribals. Adivasis or tribal people are forcibly displaced as they are often unwilling to move from their land. Those who have forcibly encroached upon the lands of tribals are to be punished under this law. This act has merely confirmed what already has been promised to tribal people in the Constitution. That is the land belonging to tribal people cannot be bought or sold to by non-tribal people. The Constitution guarantees the right of tribal people to repossess their land in cases where this has happened.
The Constitution also envisages a system of administration for certain areas designated as ‘scheduled areas’ and ‘tribal areas’ under Article 244 in Part X. Except for the four states of Mizoram, Assam, Tripura, and Meghalaya, the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution deals with the administration and control of scheduled tribes and scheduled areas in any state. The Sixth Schedule of the Constitution, on the other hand, deals with the administration of the tribal areas in the four north-eastern states of Mizoram, Assam, Tripura, and Meghalaya.

Thus, option (B) is correct.

Note: Article 338-A of the Constitution directly established the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (STs), just like the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (SCs).