12 schedules of Indian Constitution

Q.  Which of the following are correctly matched?

1) 1st schedule - Allocation of seats of the Rajya Sabha
2) 3rdschedule - Oaths
3) 6rd schedule - Provisions relating to the administration of tribal areas in Assam, etc.
4) 10th schedule - Anti-Defection Law

- Published on 14 Feb 17

a. Only 1, 2 and 3
b. Only 2, 3 and 4
c. Only 1, 2 and 4
d. All of the above

ANSWER: Only 2, 3 and 4
 
The 12 schedules are as follows -


ScheduleSubjectArticles Covered
1Names of the States, UTs and their territorial jurisdiction and extent1 and 4
2Provisions relating to the emoluments, allowances, privileges and so on of -

1. The President of India
2. The Governors of States
3. The Speaker and the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha
4. The Chairman and the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
5. The Speaker and the Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly in the states
6. The Chairman and the Deputy Chairman of the Legislative Council in the states
7. The Judges of the Supreme Court
8. The Judges of the High Courts
9. The Comptroller and Auditor-General of India
59, 65,
75, 97,
125, 148,
158, 164,
186 and
221
3Forms of Oaths or Affirmations for -

1. The Union ministers
2. The candidates for election to the Parliament
3. The members of Parliament
4. The judges of the Supreme Court
5. The Comptroller and Auditor-General of India
6. The state ministers
7. The candidates for election to the state legislature
8. The members of the state legislature
9. The judges of the High Courts
75, 84,
99, 124,
146, 173,
188 and
219
4Allocation of seats in the Rajya Sabha to the states and union territories.4 and 80
5Provisions relating to the administration and control of scheduled areas and scheduled tribes.244
6Provisions relating to the administration of tribal areas in the states of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram.244 and 275
7Division of powers between the Union and the States. List I (Union List) – 100 subjects (originally 97), List II (State List) – 61 subjects (originally 66) and List III (Concurrent List) - 52 subjects (originally 47).246
8Languages recognized by the Constitution. Originally 14 languages were there but presently there are 22.
They are - Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri (Dongri), Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Mathili, (Maithili), Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santhali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
Sindhi was added by the 21st Amendment Act of 1967; Konkani, Manipuri and Nepali by 71st Amendment Act of 1992; and Bodo, Dongri, Maithili and Santhali by the 92nd Amendment Act of 2003.
344 and 351
9This schedule was added by 1st Amendment (1951) to protect the laws included in it from judicial scrutiny on the ground of violation of fundamental rights. However, in 2007, the Supreme Court ruled that the laws included in this schedule after April 24, 1973, are now open to judicial review.
Acts and Regulations (originally 13 but presently 282) of the state legislatures dealing with land reforms and abolition of the zamindari system and of the Parliament dealing with other matters are included in this schedule.
31-B
10Provisions relating to disqualification of the members of Parliament and State Legislatures on the ground of defection. The schedule was added by 52nd Amendment Act, 1985. It is also known as Anti-Defection Law.102 and 191
11Specifies the powers, authority and responsibilities of Panchayats. It has 29 matters. This schedule was added by 73rd Amendment Act, 1992.243-G
12Specifies the powers, authority and responsibilities of Municipalities. It has 18 matters. This schedule was added by the 74th Amendment Act of 1992.243-W

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