Which of the following subjects were transferred from the state list to the concurrent list through the 42nd Amendment Act, 1976?

Option 4 : All the above

The correct answer is All the above.

• Parliament and State Legislature both are empowered to make laws in the subjects enumerated in the Concurrent List. The list consists of 52 subjects which were originally 47 in number.
• Subjects like criminal law and procedure, marriage and divorce, population control and family planning, drugs, labour welfare, etc are mentioned in the Concurrent List.
• The 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1976 transferred five subjects from the State List to the Concurrent List. These were -
  • Education.
  • Forests.
  • Weights and Measures.
  • Protection of Wild Animals and Birds.
  • Administration of Justice.
• Union List has 100 subjects while the State List has 61 subjects.
• Parliament is vested with the power to make laws on the residuary list.