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Which constitutional amendment transferred matters like education, forests, weights and measures from the State List to the Concurrent List?

A. 38th Amendment Act
B. 42nd Amendment Act✓ Correct Answer
C. 44th Amendment Act
D. 52nd Amendment Act

💡 Solution & Explanation

The Forty-Second Constitutional Amendment Act of 1976 transferred five crucial subjects from the State List to the Concurrent List, including education, forests, protection of wild animals and birds, weights and measures, and the administration of justice. Amendments like the thirty-eighth and forty-fourth addressed emergency declarations and civil liberties rather than federal list reallocations. This shift empowered Parliament to legislate on these subjects concurrently with state legislatures.

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