Question

Which one of the following is included in the concurrent list?
(a) Environment
(b) Defence
(c) Post and Telegraph
(d) Railway

Answer 1

Hint: The legislative section is divided into three lists which are the Union List, State List and Concurrent List. The third list, or the concurrent list It includes the power to be considered by both the union and state government.

Complete answer:
The seventh schedule of the Indian constitution which includes the concurrent list also has the Union and the state list. We know that the concurrent list contains 52 subjects and this concept was borrowed from the Australian constitution.
While both Central and State Government can legislate on subjects mentioned under Concurrent List, however, in case of any conflict, the law made by the Central Government prevails
Now let us recall some of the important subjects which are mentioned in the concurrent list. Starting from Education, the list also talks about Forest, Trade unions, Marriage, Adoption and Succession.
Hence with the above explanation, we can conclude that option ‘a’, environment, is the correct alternative.
Option b, Defence is mentioned in the Union list as it is an important matter for the nation and requires uniformity of legislation nationwide.
Option c, Post and telegraph is not a part of any of the three lists and is mentioned in the first article of the constitution.
And lastly, option d, railways is also mentioned in the union list like defence as it is a matter of national uniformity.
So, the correct answer is, ‘(a) Environment’.

Note: The contents of all the three lists are distinct and a lot of students skip to learn it, but we should not make this mistake.