Which of the following lists contains the subject of Public order?

The correct answer is State List.

• As per Seventh Schedule, 'Police' and 'Public Order' are State subjects under the Constitution, and as such the principal responsibility of prevention, detection, registration, investigation and prosecution of crimes lies with the State Governments.

Additional Information

• During national emergency Article 250 empowers the Parliament to legislate on the subjects which are part of the State List.
• The Parliament is also empowered to legislate on the subjects of state list if the following two conditions arise: 

          1.When a resolution is passed by Rajya Sabha.   

          2.When the State governments of two or more states pass a resolution seeking the Parliament to legislate on the Subjects of State List. 

• The laws made by Parliament on states' resolution is applicable only to such states that passed a resolution, other states can also adopt it only after passing the same resolution.