Political Science · Political Institutions in India
UGC NET June 2025 Political Science
Arrange the following subjects according to the year of its addition in the Constitution of India. Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
- 1. Santhali in Eighth Schedule
- 2. Twelfth Schedule
- 3. Tenth Schedule
- 4. Ninth Schedule
- 5. 'Forests' inserted in the Concurrent List
A3, 2, 4, 1, 5
B4, 5, 3, 2, 1 ✓ Correct
C5, 4, 2, 3, 1
D2, 3, 5, 1, 4
Correct answer: (B) 4, 5, 3, 2, 1 — The correct order by year of addition is the Ninth Schedule, Forests in the Concurrent List, the Tenth Schedule, the Twelfth Schedule, and Santhali in the Eighth Schedule.
Explanation
★The correct order by year of addition is the Ninth Schedule, Forests in the Concurrent List, the Tenth Schedule, the Twelfth Schedule, and Santhali in the Eighth Schedule.
★The Ninth Schedule was added by the First Amendment, 1951, to protect land reform laws from judicial review.
★Forests and the protection of wild animals and birds were shifted to the Concurrent List by the 42nd Amendment, 1976.
★The Tenth Schedule, the anti-defection law, was added by the 52nd Amendment, 1985.
★The Twelfth Schedule, listing eighteen functional items for municipalities, was added by the 74th Amendment, 1992.
★Santhali, along with Bodo, Dogri and Maithili, was added to the Eighth Schedule by the 92nd Amendment, 2003.
★Ninth Schedule laws added after 24 April 1973 remain open to review if they violate the basic structure, as held in I.R. Coelho (2007).
★For NET, anchor each item to its amendment: Ninth (1951), Forests (1976), Tenth (1985), Twelfth (1992) and Santhali (2003).
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