Vision Academy EducareVision Academy Educare
Question 17 of 38 · Centre-State Relations & Emergency Provisions
Questionhard
This question was previously asked in

Railway

According to the Seventh Schedule, the State List at present contains about how many subjects?

Answer View answer ▾

Answer: Option C — 61

Detailed Solution

The State List in the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution at present contains 61 subjects (originally 66).

Why the number changed:

  • The 42nd Amendment Act (1976) transferred five subjects from the State List to another list: education, forests, weights and measures, the protection of wild animals and birds, and the administration of justice.
  • Some other entries were also changed or omitted by later amendments.
  • As a result, the number of subjects in the State List fell from 66 to 61 (though the numbering of the entries has been kept, with some entries omitted).

Important subjects in the State List:

  • Public order (but not the use of the armed forces in aid of civil power).
  • Police (including railway and village police).
  • Prisons, reformatories and similar institutions.
  • Local government, such as municipalities and panchayats.
  • Public health and sanitation, hospitals and dispensaries.
  • Intoxicating liquors.
  • Agriculture, including agricultural education and research, and protection against pests.
  • Water, that is, water supplies, irrigation, canals, drainage and water power, subject to the provisions of the Union List.
  • Land, including land tenure, rent, transfer of agricultural land, and land improvement.
  • Fisheries, markets and fairs, theatres and dramatic performances, betting and gambling.
  • Taxes on agricultural income, land and buildings, mineral rights, and alcoholic liquors.

Union List and Concurrent List:

The Union List has about 100 subjects (originally 97), and the Concurrent List has 52 (originally 47).

Importance of the State List:

It ensures that the states have exclusive powers in matters of local importance, which is an essential part of the federal system.

The State Legislature normally has exclusive power to make laws on these subjects; Parliament can legislate on them only in special circumstances, such as a national emergency or a resolution of the Rajya Sabha in the national interest.

Why not the other options?

  • ✗52 is the number of subjects in the Concurrent List; 66 was the original number in the State List; 100 is about the number in the Union List.

Quick tip

Remember: Seventh Schedule - Union List about 100 subjects (originally 97), State List 61 (originally 66), Concurrent List 52 (originally 47).

💬 Discussions on this question

Ask a doubt ›

Still stuck on this question? Ask our faculty and fellow students — answers appear here.

Ask a doubt

More Centre-State Relations & Emergency Provisions Questions

View all ›
  1. Q1.The Finance Commission is constituted by the President of India under which Article?
  2. Q2.The provision for a National Emergency is mentioned in which Article of the Constitution?
  3. Q3.Provisions in case of failure of the constitutional machinery in a state (President's Rule) are given in:
  4. Q4.The concept of the Concurrent List in the Indian Constitution was borrowed from the Constitution of:
  5. Q5.In the Constitution of India, the Union, State and Concurrent Lists are given in the:

More General Knowledge Questions

  1. Q1.The techniques of Rasa and Bhava used in Indian classical dance trace their origin to which ancient text?Indian Dance Forms
  2. Q2.Lavani, Powada, Koli, Waghya Murali and Dhangari Gaja are folk dances of which state?Indian Dance Forms
  3. Q3.The one-act play associated with the Sattriya tradition of Assam is called:Indian Dance Forms
  4. Q4.Which dance form of Goa is known as the 'Warrior Dance'?Indian Dance Forms
  5. Q5.Manipuri dance is based on the Rasleela themes of:Indian Dance Forms

Centre-State Relations & Emergency Provisions — Preparation

This question tests your understanding of Centre-State Relations & Emergency Provisions, a key topic in the General Knowledge section. The detailed solution above uses a step-by-step approach to show the reasoning, and where available, a shortcut that helps you solve similar questions in under 90 seconds during the actual exam.

This topic covers the distribution of legislative, administrative and financial powers between the Centre and the states, the Union, State and Concurrent Lists, inter-state councils and zonal councils, and the three types of emergency: national emergency (Article 352), President's rule (Article 356) and financial emergency (Article 360). Exams ask which list a subject falls in, which commission examined Centre-state relations (the Sarkaria and Punchhi Commissions), and how often each type of emergency has been declared. Remember that a financial emergency has never been declared in India, and that 'armed rebellion' replaced 'internal disturbance' as a ground for national emergency through the 44th Amendment. Practise the Centre-state relations and emergency provisions questions below, written in the style of the general awareness sections of exams such as SSC, banking, railways, CUET GAT, MAH CET and CLAT. Each question comes with a detailed explanation that adds related facts, so every question helps you revise more than one point.

‹ All Centre-State Relations & Emergency Provisions questionsBrowse all topics ›