With reference to the Constitution of India, which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
A
Forests: Concurrent List
B
Stock Exchanges: Concurrent List
C
Post Office Saving Bank: Union List
D
Public Health: State List
Correct Answer: Option B
Explanation
1 The Constitution of India, under the Seventh Schedule, distributes legislative subjects between the Union and the States into three lists: Union List, State List, and Concurrent List.
2 (A) Forests: Originally in the State List, Forests were transferred to the Concurrent List by the 42nd Amendment Act, 1976. So, this pair is correctly matched.
3 (B) Stock Exchanges: 'Stock exchanges and futures markets' are mentioned under Entry 48 of the Union List. Therefore, matching it with the Concurrent List is incorrect.
4 (C) Post Office Savings Bank: 'Post Office Savings Bank' is mentioned under Entry 39 of the Union List. So, this pair is correctly matched.
5 (D) Public Health: 'Public health and sanitation; hospitals and dispensaries' are mentioned under Entry 6 of the State List. So, this pair is correctly matched.