Question

Which of the following is incorrectly matched?
1. Banking : Union list 
2. Land : State list
3. Forest : Concurrent list
4. Education : State list

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Education : State list

 The correct answer is education: State list

• The Parliament has the power to legislate on the Union list under Seventh Schedule.
• The state government has the power to legislate over the items mentioned under the state list in the seventh schedule.
• Both the Parliament and the State has the power legislate over concurrent list under Seventh Schedule.
• In case of any conflict of decision over the concurrent list, the union powers prevail over the State Power to legislate over the concurrent list. 
• The residuary power is vested upon the union government which is exercised by the Parliament. 

1. Union List: Defence, banking, communication, etc.
2. State List: police, agriculture, land, trade, etc.
3. Concurrent List: education, forests, etc.