The question asks about the original number of subjects in the State List as per the Indian Constitution in 1950. This requires knowledge of the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution as it was initially adopted.
Correct Option: C) The State List originally had 66 subjects when the Constitution came into effect in 1950.
The question asks about the current number of subjects in the State List (List II) of the Seventh Schedule of the Indian Constitution. This requires knowledge of the original number of subjects and subsequent amendments.
Therefore, currently, there are 61 subjects in the State List.
D) 61 — This is the correct number of subjects in the State List after the 42nd Amendment Act, 1976.
The question asks about the original number of subjects in the Concurrent List as established in the Indian Constitution in 1950. This requires knowledge of the Seventh Schedule of the Indian Constitution at its commencement.
Correct Option: A) 47. The Concurrent List originally contained 47 subjects when the Constitution came into force in 1950.
The question asks about the current number of subjects in the Concurrent List of the Indian Constitution. This requires knowledge of the original number of subjects and any subsequent amendments that altered this count.
B) 52 is the correct answer because the 42nd Amendment Act of 1976 transferred five subjects from the State List to the Concurrent List, increasing its total from 47 to 52.
The question asks to identify the Constitutional Amendment responsible for transferring five specific subjects from the State List to the Concurrent List. This requires knowledge of significant amendments to the Indian Constitution and their impact on the distribution of legislative powers between the Union and State governments.
D) 42nd Amendment, 1976 — This amendment transferred five subjects from the State List to the Concurrent List: education, forests, protection of wild animals and birds, weights and measures, and administration of justice (excluding the Supreme Court and High Courts).
The question asks to identify the subject that was NOT transferred from the State List to the Concurrent List by the 42nd Amendment Act of 1976. This requires knowledge of the specific changes made by this significant constitutional amendment.
Police remains exclusively a subject of the State List (Entry 2 of List II, Seventh Schedule). The 42nd Amendment did not transfer 'Police' to the Concurrent List. This means that state governments have exclusive legislative and executive powers over law and order within their jurisdiction.