Political Science · Political Institutions in India
By which Constitutional Amendment Act were 'Forests' and 'Protection of Wild Animals and Birds' shifted from the State List to the Concurrent List?
AThe Thirty-Ninth Amendment
BThe Fortieth Amendment
CThe Forty-First Amendment
DThe Forty-Second Amendment ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) The Forty-Second Amendment — The Forty-Second Amendment made this shift, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★The Forty-Second Amendment made this shift, so that is the answer.
★It was enacted in 1976.
★It moved forests and the protection of wild animals to the Concurrent List.
★This let both the centre and states legislate on them.
★The Forty-Second Amendment made many wide-ranging changes.
★The other amendments did not make this shift.
★Thus the answer is the Forty-Second Amendment.
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