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The twelve Schedules

What each Schedule holds, and which amendments added the last four.

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Example 1 · level 1

The Eleventh Schedule of the Constitution of India deals with:

  1. Powers of Municipalities: 18 subjects
  2. Tribal areas of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram
  3. Powers of Panchayats: 29 subjects
  4. Administration of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes
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  1. Eleventh Schedule: Powers of Panchayats: 29 subjects (added by the 73rd Amendment, 1992).
  2. Sixth Schedule: Tribal areas of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram (through autonomous district councils).
  3. Twelfth Schedule: Powers of Municipalities: 18 subjects (added by the 74th Amendment, 1992).
  4. Fifth Schedule: Administration of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes.
  5. Source: https://legislative.gov.in/constitution-of-india/

Answer: Powers of Panchayats: 29 subjects

Example 2 · level 2

The Fourth Schedule of the Constitution of India deals with:

  1. Salaries and allowances of the President, Governors, judges, the CAG and others
  2. Administration of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes
  3. Allocation of Rajya Sabha seats to States and Union Territories
  4. Forms of oaths and affirmations
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  1. Fourth Schedule: Allocation of Rajya Sabha seats to States and Union Territories.
  2. Third Schedule: Forms of oaths and affirmations.
  3. Fifth Schedule: Administration of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes.
  4. Second Schedule: Salaries and allowances of the President, Governors, judges, the CAG and others.
  5. Source: https://legislative.gov.in/constitution-of-india/

Answer: Allocation of Rajya Sabha seats to States and Union Territories

Example 3 · level 3

Consider the following pairs (Schedule : Subject): 1. Sixth Schedule : Administration of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes 2. Twelfth Schedule : Powers of Municipalities: 18 subjects 3. Fifth Schedule : Administration of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

  1. Only one pair
  2. Only two pairs
  3. All three pairs
  4. None of the pairs
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  1. Pair 1 is wrong: Sixth Schedule is not Administration of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes. Sixth Schedule: Tribal areas of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram (through autonomous district councils).
  2. Pair 2 is correct: Twelfth Schedule: Powers of Municipalities: 18 subjects (added by the 74th Amendment, 1992).
  3. Pair 3 is correct: Fifth Schedule: Administration of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes.
  4. So 2 of the 3 pairs are correctly matched.
  5. Source: https://legislative.gov.in/constitution-of-india/

Answer: Only two pairs

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