Which one among the following pairs of Subjects and Lists under the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India is not correctly matched ?
- A.Forest : Concurrent List
- B.Taxes on land and building : State List
- C.Insurance : Union List
- D.Census : Concurrent List
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Explanation
The correct answer is D, Census : Concurrent List. Census is entry 69 of the Union List, so placing it in the Concurrent List is the wrong pair.
The Seventh Schedule divides legislative subjects among the Union List, the State List and the Concurrent List under Article 246. The Census is conducted by the Centre under the Census Act, 1948, through the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India, because it is a Union subject. The 42nd Amendment of 1976 moved five subjects, including forests, education, weights and measures, protection of wild animals and birds, and administration of justice, from the State List to the Concurrent List.
A is wrong as a choice because forests have been in the Concurrent List since 1976. B is wrong as a choice because taxes on lands and buildings are entry 49 of the State List. C is wrong as a choice because insurance is entry 47 of the Union List.
Exam tip: Census: Union List (entry 69); forests: State to Concurrent by the 42nd Amendment, 1976; land and building tax: State List.
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