Question

Which of the items below does not fall in the State list?
1. Higher education
2. Public health
3. Agriculture
4. Land and water

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Higher education

The correct answer is Higher education

• In 1976, an amendment to Article 42 of the constitution was adopted, making education a concurrent list subject.
• The Indian constitution's Seventh Schedule contains three lists for the division of legislative subjects between the center and the states.
  1. Union list.
  2. State list.
  3. Concurrent list.
• Any of the issues listed in the concurrent list can be legislated by both Parliament and state legislatures.
• The state legislature has sole authority to enact legislation on any of the topics in the state list.

• Important subjects covered by the state list are:
  • Police.
  • Prison.
  • Land and water.
  • Trade and Commerce.
  • Agriculture and irrigation.
  • Fisheries.
  • Local government.
  • Livestock and Animal Husbandry.
  • Public Health.
• Important subjects covered by the union list are:
  • Defense of the country.
  • Foreign affairs.
  • Banking.
  • Communications.
  • Currency. 
  • Railways.
• Important subjects covered by the concurrent list are:
  • Forests.
  • Education.
  • Electricity.
  • Marriage and divorce.
  • Trade Unions.
  • Protection of wild animals and birds.