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Which one among the following pairs of Subjects and Lists under the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India is not correctly matched ?
Explanation
The Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India distributes legislative powers between the Union and the States through three lists [2]. 'Forest' was moved from the State List to the Concurrent List (Entry 17A) by the 42nd Amendment Act of 1976 [1]. 'Taxes on land and buildings' is a subject under the State List (Entry 49) [1]. 'Insurance' is explicitly listed as Entry 47 in the Union List, granting the Parliament exclusive power to legislate on it [4]. However, 'Census' is not in the Concurrent List; it is listed as Entry 69 under the Union List (List I) [3]. Therefore, the pair 'Census: Concurrent List' is incorrectly matched because the power to conduct and legislate on the census rests exclusively with the Union government.
Sources
- [2] Laxmikanth, M. Indian Polity. 7th ed., McGraw Hill. > Chapter 15: Centre State Relations > II Distribution of Legislative Subjects > p. 145
- [1] Introduction to the Constitution of India, D. D. Basu (26th ed.). > Chapter 24: DISTRIBUTION OF LEGISLATIVE AND EXECUTIVE POWERS > CHAP. 24] DISTRIBUTION OF LEGISLATIVE AND EXECUTIVE POWERS 377 > p. 377
- [4] https://www.mea.gov.in/images/pdf1/S7.pdf
- [3] Introduction to the Constitution of India, D. D. Basu (26th ed.). > Chapter 35: TABLES > DISTRIBUTON QFLEGISLATIVE POWER > p. 554