Which of the following subjects belong to concurrent list?

Question

Consider the following subjects belonging to different lists of the constitution of India.

Which of the following subjects belong to concurrent list?

1) Protection of wildlife

2) Income on Agriculture

3) Tax on Electricity consumption or sale

4) Price control

Out of these:

1. A. 1 and 4 are correct (Correct answer)
2. B. 2 and 3 are correct
3. C. Only 4 is correct
4. D. Only 2 is correct

Correct Answer

Option A — 1 and 4 are correct

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is 1 and 4 are correct.

Key Points

• Protection of wild animals and birds (statement 1) and price control (statement 4) both appear in the Concurrent List of the Seventh Schedule, so option (A) is correct.
• Under Article 246, legislative powers are divided into three lists.
• The Union List (List I) originally had 97 entries, the State List (List II) 66 entries, and the Concurrent List (List III) 47 entries.
• Both the Union and the States may legislate on Concurrent subjects, but in case of conflict the Union law prevails (Article 254).
• The other two statements are wrong: taxes on agricultural income and taxes on the consumption or sale of electricity are both State List subjects.

Exam Tip

• note that forests, protection of wild animals and birds, and education were moved from the State List to the Concurrent List by the 42nd Amendment (1976) — one of the most frequently asked Polity facts.

प्रश्न (हिन्दी में)

भारतीय संविधान के विभिन्न सूचियों के निम्नलिखित विषयों पर विचार कीजिए। निम्नलिखित में से कौन विषय समवर्ती सूची में आते हैं?

1) वन्यजीवों की सुरक्षा

2) कृषि पर आय

3) विद्युत उपभोग अथवा विक्री पर कर

4) मूल्य नियंत्रण

इनमें से:

1. A. 1 तथा 4 सही है
2. B. 2 तथा 3 सही है
3. C. केवल 4 सही है
4. D. केवल 2 सही है