Which of the following subjects come under the Concurrent List?
A. Railways
B. Education
C. Banking
D. Forest
E. Agriculture
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → B and D only
The Seventh Schedule divides subjects into the Union List, the State List and the Concurrent List, on which both Parliament and the state legislatures can make laws. The 42nd Amendment (1976) moved five subjects from the State List to the Concurrent List, among them education and forests.
A. Railways Incorrect. Railways are on the Union List; only Parliament makes laws on them.
B. Education Correct. It has been on the Concurrent List since 1976.
C. Banking Incorrect. Banking is on the Union List.
D. Forest Correct. Forests were moved to the Concurrent List in 1976.
E. Agriculture Incorrect. Agriculture is on the State List.