Consider the following statements : 1. It is the Governor of the State who recognizes and declares any community of that State as a Scheduled Tribe. 2. A community declared as a Scheduled Tribe in a State need not be so in another State. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

Under Article 342 of the Constitution, the President (not the Governor) specifies the tribes or tribal communities to be deemed as Scheduled Tribes in relation to a State or Union Territory, after consultation with the Governor. Hence Statement 1 is incorrect. Statement 2 is correct because Scheduled Tribe status is state-specific — a community recognized as ST in one State may not be so recognized in another State. The list of STs varies from State to State, and Parliament can include or exclude any tribe from the list by law.