Question

Which subject was transferred from State List to Concurrent List by the 42nd Constitutional Amendment in 1976?
(A) Education
(B) Local self-government
(C) Agriculture
(D) Irrigation

Answer 1

Hint:
The 42nd Amendment Act was enacted in 1976, reorganizing the Seventh Amendment to ensure that the subjects of the State list such as education, forestry, wildlife and bird protection, the administration of justice, and weights and measures were transferred to the Concurrent List.


Complete solution:
The Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India includes powers that will be overseen by the union and the state government. The clause is divided into three categories: Union List, State List and Concurrent List. Unlike the governments of the United States, Switzerland or Australia, the remaining power remains in the Federal Government, as in the Canadian federal government. Through the 42nd Amendment Act of 1976, Five subjects were transferred from State to Concurrent List. They are:

(1)Education
(2)Forests
(3)Weights & Measures
(4)Protection of Wild Animals and Birds
(5)Administration of Justice.


Hence, the correct answer is option A.

Note:
The similarities are interesting but not essential to the same list. If any provision of legislation passed by the State Legislature is detrimental to any provision of legislation enacted by Parliament with the power to legislate, or to any provision of legislation in respect of one of the provisions of Concurrent, of that country, or, as the case may be, the existing law will apply and the law enacted by the Legislature, to the point of abhorrence, shall be null and void.