Division of the 7th Schedule
Q. Which of the following statement/statements is/are true?
1) Union list has at present 100 subjects.
2) State list has at present 66 subjects.- Published on 24 Feb 17a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both 1 and 2
d. None of the above
ANSWER: Only 1
- The Constitution distributes legislative subjects between the Centre and the state sin the Seventh Schedule.
The 7th schedule has 3 lists -
- List-I (the Union List), List-II (the State List) and List-III (the Concurrent List).
- The Parliament can make laws with respect to any of the matters mentioned in the Union List.
- It is its exclusive power.
- This list at present has 100 subjects (originally 97 subjects) like banking,foreign affairs, defense, atomic energy,communication, inter-state trade and commerce, census, insurance, audit etc.
- In normal situations, the state legislature can make laws with respect to any of the matters mentioned in the State List.
- It is its exclusive power.
- This list at present has 61 subjects (originally 66 subjects) like public order, police, agriculture public health and sanitation, fisheries, prisons, local government, , markets, gambling, etc.
- On matters mentioned in the Concurrent List, both the Parliament and state legislature can make laws.
- This list at present has 52 subjects (originally 47 subjects) like marriage and divorce, criminal law and procedure, civil procedure, electricity, population control and family planning, labor welfare, economic and social planning, newspapers, books and printing press,drugs etc.
- The 42nd AmendmentActof1976 transferred five subjects to Concurrent List from State List.
They are -
1. Education.
2. Forests.
3. Weights and measures except establishment of standards.
4. Protection of wild animals and birds.
5. Administration of justice; constitution and organization of all courts except the Supreme Court and the high courts.
