How many schedules does the Constitution of India contain?

The correct answer is Option (4) → 12

The Constitution of India now has 12 Schedules, the lists and tables attached to it (for example, the First Schedule lists the states and Union Territories, and the Eighth the official languages). The Constitution adopted in 1949 had 8 Schedules; four were added by amendments:

• Ninth Schedule — 1st Amendment, 1951 (laws protected from challenge in the courts)

• Tenth Schedule — 52nd Amendment, 1985 (anti-defection law)

• Eleventh Schedule — 73rd Amendment, 1992 (powers of panchayats)

• Twelfth Schedule — 74th Amendment, 1992 (powers of municipalities)