Which one among the following items was not added to the Concurrent List of the Constitution of India under the provisions of the 42nd Amendment Act, 1976?
Family planning
Forest
Education
Railways
Answer is Right!
Answer is Wrong!
This question was previously asked in
UPSC CAPF – 2012
The correct answer is D) Railways.
The 42nd Amendment Act, 1976, transferred several subjects from the State List to the Concurrent List. These subjects included Education, Forests, Weights and Measures, Protection of Wild Animals and Birds, and Administration of Justice, Constitution and Organisation of all courts except the Supreme Court and the High Courts. Family Planning (Population Control and Family Planning) was also added to the Concurrent List (Entry 20A).