Which List and Entry of Seventh Schedule of Indian Constitution is related to election of the legislature of the State?
- (a)List-I, Entry 72
- (b)List-II, Entry 27
- (c)List-II, Entry 37
- (d)List-III, Entry 32
This is a grace question — the commission's key accepts both A and C, so either earns the mark. A (List-I, the Union List, Entry 72) reads 'Elections to Parliament, to the Legislatures of States and to the offices of President and Vice-President; the Election Commission' — so elections to a State legislature fall here. C (List-II, the State List, Entry 37) reads 'Elections to the Legislature of the State subject to the provisions of any law made by Parliament' — which is squarely about State-legislature elections. Because both entries cover elections to the State legislature, A or C is accepted.
- (b)List-II, Entry 27 — State List Entry 27 deals with the production, supply and distribution of goods — nothing to do with elections.
- (d)List-III, Entry 32 — Concurrent List Entry 32 covers shipping and navigation on inland waterways — unrelated to elections.
The Seventh Schedule distributes subjects across three lists — Union (List I), State (List II) and Concurrent (List III). Elections to a State legislature appear in two of them: Union List Entry 72 is a broad entry covering elections to Parliament and to the State Legislatures plus the Election Commission, while State List Entry 37 specifically covers elections to the Legislature of the State, subject to any law made by Parliament. That deliberate overlap is exactly why the question earned a grace mark.
The 'obvious' single answer looks like C, because it is the State's own legislature and it sits in the State List. But the Union List's Entry 72 expressly names 'the Legislatures of States' too, so A is equally defensible — which is why the commission accepted both.
- Union List Entry 72: elections to Parliament, State Legislatures and the offices of President & Vice-President; the Election Commission.
- State List Entry 37: elections to the Legislature of the State, subject to any law made by Parliament.
- The Seventh Schedule has three lists — Union (I), State (II) and Concurrent (III).
- Both Entry 72 and Entry 37 cover State-legislature elections, so the key marked A and C both correct.
Both highlighted entries cover State-legislature elections — hence a grace question (A or C accepted).
- Assuming only the State List can cover State-legislature elections — the Union List (Entry 72) does too
- Confusing State List Entry 37 (elections) with neighbouring State-List entries
Both exams ask 'which List/Entry covers subject X'. For elections, lock two entries: Union List Entry 72 and State List Entry 37.
Which one of the following subjects is under the Union List in the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India?
- (a) Regulation of labour and safety in mines and oilfields
- (b) Agriculture
- (c) Fisheries
- (d) Public health
Answer(a) Regulation of labour and safety in mines and oilfields
Same skill — placing a subject in the correct list of the Seventh Schedule (here, spotting a Union List subject via its entry).
- practice — not a real PYQ
Entry 72 of the Union List in the Seventh Schedule deals with:
- (a)Elections to Parliament, State Legislatures and the offices of President and Vice-President
- (b)Inter-State trade and commerce
- (c)Public order and police
- (d)Local government
Answer(a) Elections to Parliament, State Legislatures and the offices of President and Vice-President.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Under the Seventh Schedule, elections to the Legislature of a State (subject to any law made by Parliament) are covered by:
- (a)Union List only
- (b)State List, Entry 37
- (c)Concurrent List, Entry 32
- (d)None of the above
Answer(b) State List, Entry 37.