Question

What is the name of the list that contains subjects on which both Centre and States can make laws ?

• A. Union List
• B. State List
• C. Central List
• D. Concurrent List

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Concurrent List

The Seventh Schedule of the Indian Constitution

• The Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India defines the distribution of legislative powers between the Union (Centre) and the States.

• It categorizes these powers into three lists: Union List, State List, and Concurrent List.

Concurrent List

• The list containing subjects on which both the Parliament and the State Legislatures can make laws is known as the Concurrent List.

• It is mentioned in Article 246 of the Indian Constitution.

• Originally, it contained 47 items; however, subsequent amendments have increased this to 52 items (as of the latest records).

• Key subjects include: Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Marriage and Divorce, Education (transferred from State List to Concurrent List by the 42nd Amendment Act, 1976), Forests, Protection of Wild Animals and Birds, and Electricity.