Q. By which constitution amendment the education was brought to the concurrent list from the state list?
Answer: 42nd
Notes: The 42ndAmendment Act of 1976 transferred five subjects to Concurrent List from State List, that is, (a) education, (b) forests, (c) weights and measures, (d) protection of wild animals and birds, and (e) administration of justice; constitution and organisation of all courts except the Supreme Court and the high courts. Before 1976, education as a whole was a State Subject and the Central Government used to play only an advisory role.

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