Important Schedules MCQ Quiz - Objective Question with Answer for Important Schedules - Download Free PDF

The correct answer is First.

Key Points

• First Schedule -
  • It mentions the constituent states (28 states) and union territories (8) regions of the Indian Union.
    • Names of the states and their territorial jurisdiction
    • Names of the Union territories and their Extent

Additional Information

• Second Schedule -
  • It mentions the salary, allowances, and pensions received by various officials of the Indian state system.
• Third Schedule -
  • It mentions the oaths taken by various officials (President, Vice President, Minister, Judges of Supreme and High Court) at the time of taking office.
• Fourth Schedule -
  • In this, the representation of various states and federal territories in the Rajya Sabha is given.
• Fifth Schedule -
  • It mentions the administration and control of various Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes.
• Seventh Schedule -
  • The Seventh Schedule of the Indian Constitution specifies the distribution of powers and responsibilities between the states and the centre.
  • It specifies the role and responsibilities into three lists namely
    • Union List
    • State List 
    • Concurrent List

The correct answer is Bihar.

Key Points

• Bihar DOES NOT have Fifth schedule areas to which the provisions of Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act 1996 applies.

Important Points

• ​Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996
  • Under this Act, State Legislatures have been empowered to frame all laws concerning the extension of the provisions of Part IX of the Constitution relating to the Panchayats in Fifth Scheduled Areas, with exceptions.
  • The law came into force on 24 Dec 1996 on the recommendations of the Dilip Singh Bhuria committee.
  • The objective is to have a suitable administrative framework consistent with traditional practices to safeguard and preserve the traditions and customs of tribal communities.
  • At present, 10 States namely Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, and Telangana have PESA areas.
• Out of the ten PESA States, six States namely Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Telangana have framed their State PESA Rules.

Additional Information

• Objectives of the Act-
  • provide self-rule for the bulk of the tribal population
  • have village governance with participatory democracy and to make the gram sabha a nucleus of all activities evolve a suitable administrative framework consistent with traditional practices
  • safeguard and preserve the traditions and customs of tribal communities
  • empower panchayats at the appropriate levels with specific powers conducive to tribal requirements
  • prevent panchayats at the higher level from assuming the powers and authority of panchayats at the lower level of the gram sabha

The correct answer is the Tenth Schedule.

Key Points

• The Tenth Schedule was inserted in the Constitution in 1985 by the 52nd Amendment Act.
• It deals with the Anti defection law i.e, provisions as to disqualification on the ground of defection.
• Decision on questions as to disqualification on the ground of detection:-
  • If any question arises as to whether a member of a House has become subject to disqualification under this Schedule, the question shall be referred for the decision of the Chairman or, as the case may be, the Speaker of such House and his decision shall be final
  • Provided that where the question which has arisen is as to whether the Chairman or the Speaker of a House has become subject to such disqualification, the question shall be referred for the decision of such member of the House as the House may elect in this behalf and his decision shall be final.

Additional Information

Schedules in Indian Constitution

The Correct answer is Ninth Schedule - Allocation of seats in the Council of States.

Key Points

Ninth Schedule

• The ninth schedule to the Indian Constitution was added by the First Amendment in 1951.
• The First Amendment restricted the freedom of speech and expression.
• It was moved by the then Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, on 10 May 1951.
• It was enacted by Parliament on 18 June 1951.
• The ninth schedule of the Indian constitution refers to the acts and regulations of the state legislatures dealing with the land reforms and abolition of the Zamindari system.
• It was added by the First Amendment to protect the laws included in it from judicial scrutiny on the grounds of violation of fundamental rights.
• However, in 2007 the Supreme Court ruled that the laws included in the ninth schedule after April 24, 1973, are now open to judicial review.

​Additional Information

Key Points

• Gondi is not listed in the 8th Schedule of the Indian Constitution.
• The 8th Schedule of the Constitution currently recognizes 22 languages.
• Gondi is primarily spoken by the Gond tribal communities in central India.
• Despite being widely spoken, it has not yet been accorded official status in the 8th Schedule.

Additional Information

• Sindhi: Sindhi was added to the 8th Schedule through the 21st Amendment Act of 1967. It is spoken by the Sindhi community and recognized as an official language.
• Urdu: Urdu is one of the original languages included in the 8th Schedule of the Constitution. It is widely spoken across India and has cultural and literary significance.
• Dogri: Dogri was added to the 8th Schedule through the 92nd Amendment Act of 2003. It is spoken in the Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir.

The correct answer is 22.

Important Points

• The eighth schedule of the Indian constitution deals with official languages recognized by the Indian Constitution.
• Currently, 22 languages have been recognized by the Indian constitution.
• They are:

Key Points

How to remember all the schedules: Code for 12 schedules is - TEARS OF OLD PM

1st Schedule: T- Territory,

2nd Schedule: E- Emoluments/salary,

3rd Schedule: A- Affirmation/Oath,

4th Schedule: R- Rajya Sabha,

5th Schedule: S- Scheduled Tribes,

6th Schedule: O- Other Tribes,

7th Schedule: F- Federal (Division Of Powers),

8th Schedule: O- Official Regional Languages,

9th Schedule: L- Land Reform,

10th Schedule: D- Defection (Anti-Defection Law),

11th Schedule: P- Panchayati Raj,

12th Schedule: M- Municipal Corporation

The correct answer is second schedule.

Key PointsSecond Schedule:

• ​Provisions relating to the emoluments, allowances, privileges and so on of:
  1. President
  2. Governors of states
  3. Speaker and Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha
  4. Chairman and deputy chairman of Rajya Sabha
  5. Speaker and Deputy Speaker of Legislative Assembly
  6. Chairman and deputy chairman of Legislative Council
  7. Judges of SC
  8. Judges of HC
  9. Comptroller and Auditor General CAG

Third Schedule:

• The third Schedule contains the Forms of Oaths or Affirmations for the following office bearers:
  1. Union Ministers of India
  2. Union Ministers of a State
  3. Members of Parliament (MPs)
  4. Supreme Court Judges
  5. Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG)
  6. State Ministers
  7. State Legislative Assembly Members
  8. State Legislative Council Members
  9. High Court Judges. 

Fourth Schedule: 

• Deals with the allocation of seats in the Rajya Sabha

Additional Information

How to remember all the schedules: Code for 12 schedules is TEARS OF OLD PM

1st Schedule: T-Territory, 2nd Schedule: E-Emoluments/salary, 3rd Schedule: A- Affirmation/Oath, 4th Schedule: R- Rajya Sabha, 5th Schedule: S- Scheduled Tribes, 6th Schedule: O- Other Tribes, 7th Schedule: F- Federal (Division Of Powers), 8th Schedule: O- ;Official Regional Languages, 9th Schedule: L- Land Reform, 10th Schedule: D- Defection (Anti-Defection Law), 11th Schedule: P- Panchayati Raj, 12th Schedule: M- Municipal Corporation.

The correct answer is First Amendment Act.

9th Schedule:

• It became a part of the Constitution in the First Constitutional Amendment Act,1951.
• It contains a list of central and state laws which cannot be challenged in courts. 
• Currently, 284 such laws are shielded from judicial review.
• It was created by the new Article 31B which shields specific laws or enactments. 
• Article 31A was brought in to protect laws related to agrarian reform and for abolishing the Zamindari system.

The correct answer is the Tenth Schedule.

Key Points

• The Tenth Schedule was inserted in the Constitution in 1985 by the 52nd Amendment Act.
• It deals with the Anti defection law i.e, provisions as to disqualification on the ground of defection.
• Decision on questions as to disqualification on the ground of detection:-
  • If any question arises as to whether a member of a House has become subject to disqualification under this Schedule, the question shall be referred for the decision of the Chairman or, as the case may be, the Speaker of such House and his decision shall be final
  • Provided that where the question which has arisen is as to whether the Chairman or the Speaker of a House has become subject to such disqualification, the question shall be referred for the decision of such member of the House as the House may elect in this behalf and his decision shall be final.

Additional Information

Schedules in Indian Constitution

The correct answer is 14.

Key Points

• The constitutional provisions on languages are in articles 344(1) and 351 of the Indian Constitution.
• The Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution includes 22 languages.
• Originally, it had 14 languages but presently there are 22 languages.
• The 22 languages are - Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu.

Important Points

• Sindhi was added by the 21st Amendment Act of 1967.
• Konkani, Manipuri, and Nepali were added by the 71st Amendment Act of 1992.
• Bodo, Dogri, Maithali, and Santhali were added by the 92nd Amendment Act of 2003.
• Part XVII of the constitution consists of Articles on Official Language.
• Article 343 - 351 - Official Languages
• No script for the ​Konkani language.​

Additional Information

• Schedules in Indian Constitution

The Correct Answer is 29.
Key Points

• The 11th Schedule of the Indian Constitution was added in 1992 by the 73rd Constitution Amendment Act.
• This schedule contains 29 subjects.
• This schedule covers important topics such as Panchayat's powers, rural development, poverty alleviation, market, roads and drinking water, etc.

Additional InformationThe 29 Subjects are 

1.  Agriculture including agricultural expansion
2. Land improvement, implementation of land reforms, land consolidation and soil conservation.
3. Animal Husbandry, Dairying and poultry
4. Fisheries Industry
5. Minor irrigation, water management and watershed development
6. Social forestry and farm forestry
7. Small scale industries in which food processing industry is involved
8. Minor forest produce
9. Safe water for drinking
10. Khadi, village and cottage industries
11. Rural Housing
12. Fuel and fodder
13. Rural electrification, including distribution of electricity
14. Road, culverts, bridges, ferries, waterways and other means of communication
15. Education including primary and secondary schools
16. Non-conventional sources of energy
17. Technical training and vocational education
18. Adult and non-formal education
19. Public distribution system
20. Maintenance of community assets
21. The welfare of the weaker sections of the in particular of the scheduled caste and scheduled tribes
22. Social welfare, including the welfare of the handicapped and mentally retarded
23.  Family welfare
24. Women and child development
25. Markets and Fairs
26. Health and sanitation including hospitals, primary health centres and dispensaries
27. Cultural activities
28. Libraries
29. Poverty Alleviation Programmes

• Anti-defection law was introduced by the 52^nd Amendment in 1985 during the tenure of Rajiv Gandhi. It is given in the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution.
• This law enables the disqualification of legislators on the ground of defection which finally provides a stronger grip to the political parties on their members.

The correct answer is the Concurrent List.

Key Points

• Under Schedule VII of the Constitution, the subject 'Education' lies under the Concurrent List.
• The 7th Schedule of the Indian Constitution deals with the division of powers between the Union government and the State government.
• The Constitution provides for a three-fold distribution of legislative subjects between the Union and the states, i.e, List-I (the Union List), List-II (the State List) and List-III (the Concurrent List), described in this schedule:
  • ​Union List: This List contains matters of national importance and the matters which require uniformity of legislation nationwide. This list has at present 100 subjects like defence, naturalization & citizenship, banking, foreign affairs, atomic energy, communication, census, etc.
  • State List: This List contains matters of regional and local importance which require state-specific solutions and matters which permit diversity of interest. It presently contains 61 subjects like public order, police, public health and sanitation, agriculture, local government, gambling, etc.
  • Concurrent List: This List contains matters on which uniformity of legislation throughout the country is desirable but is not essential. This List at present has 52 subjects like criminal law and procedure, education, civil procedure, marriage and divorce, population control and family planning, electricity, economic and social planning, etc.
  • Originally there were
    • 97 subjects in the union list but now it is 100 subjects in the union list.
    • In the state list, there were 66 subjects but now it is 61 subjects.
    • In the concurrent list, there were 47 subjects but now it is 52 subjects in the concurrent list.
• The 42nd Amendment Act of 1976 transferred five subjects to Concurrent List from State List, that is, (a) education, (b) forests, (c) weights and measures, (d) protection of wild animals and birds, and (e) administration of justice; constitution and organization of all courts except the Supreme Court and the high courts.

The Correct Answer is "C".

Important Points

• The Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution lists 22 languages.
• These are 22 languages mentioned in the 8th Schedule.
  • 1) Assamese, (2) Bengali, (3) Gujarati, (4) Hindi, (5) Kannada, (6) Kashmiri, (7) Konkani, (8) Malayalam, (9) Manipuri, (10) Marathi, (11) Nepali, (12) Oriya, (13) Punjabi, (14) Sanskrit, (15) Sindhi, (16) Tamil, (17) Telugu, (18) Urdu (19) Bodo, (20) Santhali, (21) Maithili and (22) Dogri.

Additional Information

• Article 343 of the Indian constitution stated that the official language of the Union is Hindi in Devanagari script instead of extant English. 
• However, there is no national language in India.
• Article 343 of the Indian constitution specifically mentions that "The official language of the Union shall be Hindi in Devanagari script.
• English is allowed to be used for official purposes such as parliamentary proceedings, judiciary, communications between the Central Government and a State Government.

Key Points

• The Constitution of India is the supreme law of India.
• It was adopted by the Constituent Assembly of India on 26 November 1949 and became effective on 26 January 1950.
• The constitution replaced the Government of India Act 1935 as the country's fundamental governing document, and the Dominion of India became the Republic of India. 

The correct answer is 22.

Key Points

• The Eighth Schedule to the Indian Constitution contains a list of 22 languages.
• The Eighth Schedule to the Constitution consists of the following 22 languages:-
  • Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, Bodo, Santhali, Maithili, and Dogri.

Additional Information

• Of these languages, 14 were initially included in the Constitution. The Sindhi language was added in 1967.
• Thereafter three more languages viz., Konkani, Manipuri, and Nepali were included in 1992. 
• Bodo, Dongri, Maithili and Santhali are added to the Indian constitution under 92nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 2003.