Schedules

Total Questions: 58

21. Prevention of cruelty to animals is listed in which list of the Indian Constitution? [66th B.P.S.C. (Pre) (Re-Exam), 2020]

(a) Union List
(b) State List
(c) Concurrent List
(d) Preamble
(e) None of the above / More than one of the above

Correct Answer: (c) Concurrent List

Solution:Prevention of cruelty to animals (entry 17) is listed in the Concurrent List of the seventh schedule of the Constitution of India.

22. Which of the following is the subject of Concurrent List? [Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2011, U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2005]

(a) Police
(b) Criminal Matters
(c) Radio and Television
(d) Foreign Affairs

Correct Answer: (b) Criminal Matters

Solution:Criminal Laws including all matters included in the Indian Penal Code, are the subjects of Concurrent List, while Police is the subject of the State List.

23. Which of the following Entry is subject of Concurrent List- [U.P.S.C. (Pre) 1993]

(a) Population control and family planning
(b) Public health and sanitation
(c) Per-person Tax
(d) Treasure Travel

Correct Answer: (a) Population control and family planning

Solution:Population Control and Family Planning are the subjects of the Concurrent List (Entry No. 20-A added by the 42 Amendment Act 1976), and Public Health and Sanitation (Entry-6), Treasure Trove (Entry-44) and Per-Person Tax are State List subjects.

24. Which of the following is not correctly matched? State List [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2019]

(a) Public Health and Sanitation - State List
(b) Census - Union List
(c) Allocation of seats in the council of States - Second Schedule
(d) Anti-Defection - Tenth Schedule

Correct Answer: (c) Allocation of seats in the council of States - Second Schedule

Solution:The Fourth Schedule of the Indian Constitution deals with the allocation of seats in the council of States (Rajya Sabha). The rest all are correctly matched.

25. Which of the following Subject lies in the Concurrent List? [47th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2005]

(a) Agriculture
(b) Education
(c) Police
(d) Defence

Correct Answer: (b) Education

Solution:Currently there are 52 Subjects defined and enlisted under List III of the 7 Schedule of the Constitution of India, which form the joint domain of both the State Governments and the Union Territories of India as well as the Central Government of India. Initially, Education was the subject of State List (Entry no-11), but under 42- Amendment of the Constitution, 1976 Education became a concurrent list subject which enables both Central and State Government to legislate on the subject matter of Education.

26. Education which was initially a state subject was transferred to the Concurrent List by the [U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2008, U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2017]

(a) 24th Amendment
(b) 25th Amendment
(c) 42th Amendment
(d) 44th Amendment

Correct Answer: (c) 42th Amendment

27. By which Amendment of the Constitution of India forests were transferred from the State list to the Concurrent List? [Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2020]

(a) 41st
(b) 42nd
(c) 43rd
(d) 45th

Correct Answer: (b) 42nd

Solution:The Constitution (Forty-Second Amendment) Act, 1976 restructured the Seventh Schedule ensuring that the State List Subjects like Forests, Educations, Protection of Wild- life Animals and Birds were transferred to the Concurrent List. Thus, the correct answer is an option (b).

28. Which one of the given Subjects is not correctly matched with their List Subject [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2009, 2010]

(a) Forest - Concurrent
(b) Stock Exchange - Concurrent
(c) Post Office Saving Bank - Union
(d) Public Health - State

Correct Answer: (b) Stock Exchange - Concurrent

Solution:Stock Exchange and Post Office saving Bank are the subjects of the Union List while Public health is a subject of the State List. The Forest is the subject of the Concurrent List (initially it was the subject of the State List).

29. Match the following- [U. P. P. C. S. (Mains) 2004]

List-I	List-II
A. Union List	1. Police and Public Order
B. State List	2. Space Research
C. Concurrent List	3. Census
D. Residuary Subject	4. Population Control and Family Planning

Code :
	A	B	C	D
(a)	3	1	4	2
(b)	2	3	1	4
(c)	1	2	3	4
(d)	4	1	2	3

Correct Answer: (a)

Solution:The match of List-I with List-Il is as follows:

List-I	List-II
Union List	Census
State List	Police and Public Order
Concurrent List	Population Control and Family Planning
Residuary Subject	Space Research

30. Which of the following provisions of the Constitution of India have a bearing on Education? [U.P.S.C. (Pre) 2012]

1. Directive Principles of State Policy

2. Rural and Urban Local Bodies

3. Fifth Schedule

4. Sixth Schedule

5. Seventh Schedule

Select the correct answer using the code given below

(a) Only 1 and 2
(b) Only 3, 4 and 5
(c) Only 1, 2 and 5
(d) 1,2, 3, 4 and 5

Correct Answer: (d) 1,2, 3, 4 and 5

Solution:Article 45 of the Directive principles of State Policy after the 86 constitutional amendment Act 2002 makes provisions for early childhood care and education for all the children until they complete the age of six years. Under Article 243(G) and 243(W), Panchayats and the Municipalities, respectively are entrusted with powers, authorities and functions which among others also includes responsibility of management of education. The Sixth and seventh schedules also includes provisions related to education while provisions for administration of scheduled areas and scheduled tribes under schedule five also include educations indirectly.

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