With reference to the Constitution of India, if an area in a State is declared as Scheduled Area under the Fifth Schedule

Explanation : 

I. The State Government loses its executive power in such areas and a local body assumes total administration. This statement is incorrect.

• The Constitution explicitly states that the executive power of a State extends to the Scheduled Areas within that State.
• While the Fifth Schedule provides for special administration and the Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 (PESA) empowers local bodies like Gram Sabhas, the State Government does not lose its executive power.
• The administration is carried out by the State Government, subject to the special provisions of the Fifth Schedule and the oversight of the Union Government.

II. The Union Government can take over the total administration of such areas under certain circumstances on the recommendations of the Governor. This statement is incorrect.

• Fifth Schedule allows the Union to issue directions to the State regarding the administration of Scheduled Areas but does not permit it to take over total administration. Such a takeover would require invocation of Article 356 (President’s Rule), which is a separate constitutional mechanism and not a provision under the Fifth Schedule. Hence statement II is not correct.

Conclusion: Therefore, (d) Neither I nor II is correct.