Answer» Correct Answer - Option 4 : 12 Schedules
The correct answer is 12 Schedules. - Indian Constitution originally had eight schedules. Four more schedules were added by different amendments, now making a total tally of twelve.
- Schedules are basically tables that contain additional details not mentioned in the articles.
| Schedule | Description | | First Schedule | Lists the states and territories of India (also about their changes). | | Second Schedule | Lists the salaries of officials holding public office, Presidents, judges, and Comptroller and Auditor General of India. | | Third Schedule | Forms of oaths and Affirmations of offices for elected officials including judges. | | Fourth Schedule | Allocation of seats in the Rajya Sabha (the Upper House of Parliament) per State or Union Territory. | | Fifth Schedule | Provisions as to the Administration and Control of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes. | | Sixth Schedule | Provisions as to the Administration of Tribal Areas in the States of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram. | | Seventh Schedule | The Union (central government), state, and concurrent lists of responsibilities. | | Eighth Schedule | The Languages. | | Ninth Schedule | Validation of certain Acts and Regulations. | | Tenth Schedule | "Anti-defection" provisions for the Members of Parliament and the Members of the State Legislatures. | | Eleventh Schedule | Panchayat Raj (rural local government). | | Twelfth Schedule | Municipalities (urban local government). |
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