What is the number of schedules in the Constitution of India? 

The correct answer is Option 2. 

Key Points

• The Constitution of India originally had 8 schedules, but now it has 12 schedules. The last four schedules were added by various constitutional amendments.
• The 12 schedules of the Constitution of India are as follows:
  • Name of the States and Union Territories
  • Salary, allowances and privileges of the President, Vice-President, Governors, Judges, etc.
  • Forms of Oaths and Affirmations
  • Allocation of seats in the Rajya Sabha (the upper house of the Indian Parliament)
  • Provisions relating to the administration and control of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes
  • Provisions relating to the administration of tribal areas in the states of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram
  • Union List (the list of subjects on which the central government has exclusive power to legislate)
  • State List (the list of subjects on which the state governments have exclusive power to legislate)
  • Concurrent List (the list of subjects on which both the central and state governments can legislate)
  • Provisions regarding anti-defection law for Members of Parliament and Members of Legislative Assemblies
  • Powers and functions of Panchayats (rural local governments)
  • Powers and functions of Municipalities (urban local governments)