Schedules of the constitutions

Question 1

First Schedule

Answer 1

1. Names of the States and their territorial jurisdiction
2. Names of the Union Territories and their extent.

Question 2

Second Schedule

Answer 2

1. The President of India
2. The Governors of States
3. The Speaker and the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha
4. The Chairman and the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
5. The Speaker and the Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly in the states
6. The Chairman and the Deputy Chairman of the Legislative Council in the states
7. The Judges of the Supreme Court
8. The Judges of the High Courts
9. The Comptroller and Auditor-General of India

Question 3

Third Schedule

Answer 3

Forms of Oaths for

1. The Union ministers
2. The candidates for election to the Parliament
3. The members of Parliament
4. The judges of the Supreme Court
5. The comptroller and Auditor-General of India
6. The state ministers
7. The candidates for election to the state legislature
8. The members of the state legislature
9. The judges of the High Courts

Question 4

Fourth Schedule

Answer 4

Allocation of seats in the Rajya Sabha to the states and the union territories

Question 5

Fifth Schedule

Answer 5

Provisions relating to the administration and control of scheduled areas and scheduled tribes

Question 6

Sixth Schedule

Answer 6

Provisions relating to the administration of tribal areas in the states of Assam,

• Meghalaya,
• Tripura
• Mizoram.

Question 7

Seventh Schedule

Answer 7

Division of powers between the Union and the States in terms of List I (Union List), List II (State List) and List III (Concurrent List).

Presently, the Union List Contains 100 subjects (originally 97), the state list contains 61 subjects (originally 66) and the concurrent list contains 52 subjects (originally 47).

Question 8

Eighth Schedule

Answer 8

Languages recognized by the Constitution.
Originally, it had 14 languages but presently there are 22 languages.

They are: Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri (Dongri), Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Mathili (Maithili), Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santhali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.

• Sindhi was added by the 21st Amendment Act of 1967;
• Konkani, Manipuri and Nepali were added by the 71st Amendment Act of 1992;
• Bodo, Dongri, Maithili and Santhali were added by the 92nd Amendment Act of 2003.

Question 9

Ninth Schedule

Answer 9

Acts and Regulations (originally 13 but presently 282)19 of the state legislatures dealing with land reforms and abolition of the Zamindari system and of the Parliament dealing with other matters. This schedule was added by the 1st Amendment (1951) to protect the laws included in it from judicial scrutiny on the ground of violation of fundamental rights. However, in 2007, the Supreme Court ruled that the laws included in this schedule after April 24, 1973, are now open to judicial review.

Article 31B

Question 10

Tenth Schedule

Answer 10

Provisions relating to disquali cation of the members of Parliament and State Legislatures on the ground of defection. This schedule was added by the 52nd Amendment Act of 1985, also known as Anti-defection Law

Article 102 and 191

Question 11

Eleventh Schedule

Answer 11

Specifies the powers, authority and responsibilities of Panchayats. It has 29 matters. This schedule was added by the 73rd Amendment Act of 1992.

Article 243G

Question 12

Twelfth Schedule

Answer 12

Specifies the powers, authority and responsibilities of Municipalities. It has 18 matters. This schedule was added by the 74th Amendment Act of 1992.

Article 243-W