Multiple choice

Before the 42nd Amendment, education was

  1. a union subject

  2. a state subject

  3. both 1 and 2

  4. none of these
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Before the 42nd Constitutional Amendment (1976), education was a State subject under Entry 11 of the State List. The 42nd Amendment moved education to the Concurrent List (Entry 25), allowing both central and state governments to make laws on education. This was a significant shift in India's federal structure for educational governance.

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