Schedules & Sources
Indian Polity · अनुसूचियां और स्रोत · 23 facts
Education → Concurrent List (moved from State List by 42nd Amendment)
Forest & Wildlife → Concurrent List (moved from State List by 42nd Amendment)
Agriculture → State List
Police → State List
Defence → Union List
Banking → Union List
Criminal Law (IPC/BNS) → Concurrent List
English is NOT in the 8th Schedule — this is a very common exam trap!
FIRST schedule added after 1950 → 9th Schedule (1st Amendment, 1951)
LAST schedule added → 12th Schedule (74th Amendment, 1992)
ONLY schedule dealing with anti-defection → 10th Schedule
Schedule with MOST exam questions → 7th Schedule (three lists)
Indian Constitution has 12 Schedules (originally 8)
1st Schedule = States & UTs, 2nd = Salaries, 3rd = Oaths
4th Schedule = Rajya Sabha seats (UP has most — 31 seats)
7th Schedule = Union (100) + State (61) + Concurrent (52) Lists
8th Schedule = 22 languages (English NOT included)
9th Schedule = Land reforms (added by 1st Amendment, 1951)
10th Schedule = Anti-defection (52nd Amendment, 1985)
11th = Panchayat (73rd Amdt), 12th = Municipality (74th Amdt)
Education, Forest, Wildlife shifted to Concurrent List by 42nd Amendment
Concurrent List conflict → Central law prevails
Residuary powers → Centre (borrowed from Canada)