Previous Year Question
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists.
List-I (Schedule) | List-II (Subject) |
A. Third Schedule | 1. Allocation of seats in the Council of States |
B. Fourth Schedule | 2. Forms of Oath or Affirmations |
C. Seventh Schedule | 3. Languages |
D. Eighth Schedule | 4. List of subject matter of laws to be made by the Parliament and by State Legislatures |
Code:
A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1
A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3
A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2
Correct Answer: C
Detailed Solution
The Schedules of the Indian Constitution contain detailed provisions relating to various constitutional arrangements.
A. Third Schedule — Forms of Oaths or Affirmations (2)
The Third Schedule provides the forms of oaths or affirmations for Union Ministers, Members of Parliament, State Ministers, members of State Legislatures, judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts, and the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India.
It prescribes separate forms for the oaths of office and secrecy for Union and State Ministers. The forms of oaths for the President and Vice-President are provided separately under Articles 60 and 69, respectively.
B. Fourth Schedule — Allocation of seats in the Council of States (1)
The Fourth Schedule determines the allocation of Rajya Sabha seats to the States and the relevant Union Territories.
It is associated with Articles 4(1) and 80(2). The population of the States forms the basis of their representation in the Rajya Sabha, so all States do not have an equal number of seats.
The Fourth Schedule concerns the Rajya Sabha, not the State Legislative Councils.
C. Seventh Schedule — List of legislative subjects (4)
The Seventh Schedule divides legislative subjects into the Union List, State List and Concurrent List.
The Union List includes subjects such as defence, foreign affairs and currency. The State List includes subjects such as police and public order, while the Concurrent List includes subjects such as education, forests and marriage.
Article 246 determines the legislative powers of Parliament and State Legislatures based on these lists. When Central and State laws conflict on a subject in the Concurrent List, the provisions of Article 254 generally apply.
D. Eighth Schedule — Languages (3)
The Eighth Schedule contains the languages recognised by the Constitution.
The original Constitution included 14 languages. Subsequent constitutional amendments increased their number, and the Eighth Schedule currently includes 22 languages.
The 92nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 2003, added Bodo, Dogri, Maithili and Santhali to this Schedule.