Welcome to this challenging MCQ on Schedules of Indian Constitution. In this quiz, we’ve compiled the top 15 multiple-choice questions based on the important Schedules of the Constitution of India. These MCQ quizzes will test your knowledge and boost your preparation for UPSC, SSC, RRB, and State PCS exams. You’ll get a scorecard at the end of the quiz to check your performance.

So, are you ready to score 15/15? Let’s find out how well you really know the Schedules of Indian Constitution. Let’s begin with question number 1.👇.

1. How many schedules the Indian Constitution have?

A. 8

B. 10

C. 11

D. 12

When the Constitution was adopted in 1950, it had 8 Schedules. Later amendments expanded that number. Now there are 12.

2. Which schedules of Indian Constitution deals with powers, authority, and responsibilities of Panchayats?

A. Ninth

B. Tenth

C. Eleventh

D. Twelfth

Schedule 11 of Indian Constitution deals with powers, authority, and responsibilities of Panchayats.

3. How many subjects are listed in the Eleventh Schedule (Panchayats) of the Constitution?

A. 24

B. 29

C. 32

D. 22

The Eleventh Schedule was inserted by the 73rd Amendment Act, 1992. This schedule lists 29 functions / subjects to which Panchayats may make laws.

4. Power, authority, and responsibilities of municipalities are listed in which one of the following schedules of Indian Constitution?

A. Ninth Schedule

B. Tenth Schedule

C. Eleventh Schedule

D. Twelfth Schedule

The Twelfth Schedule was added by the 74th Amendment (1992) and covers the powers, authority, and responsibilities of Municipalities (urban local government).

5. Which of the following Schedules of the Indian Constitution lists the names of States and specifies their Union Territories?

A. First Schedule

B. Second Schedule

C. Third Schedule

D. Fourth Schedule

The First Schedule of the Indian Constitution contains the list of States along with their territorial jurisdiction and the list of Union Territories. It also defines how their boundaries and names can be altered under Articles 1 and 4 of the Constitution.

6. Which Schedule of the Indian Constitution deals with the emoluments, allowances, and privileges of President, Governors, Speakers, Judges, etc.?

A. Fifth Schedule

B. Second Schedule

C. Third Schedule

D. Seventh Schedule

The Second Schedule lays down provisions for salaries, allowances, and privileges of the President, Governors, Speakers, Judges of Supreme Court and High Courts, Comptroller & Auditor General, etc.

7. Which Schedule contains the forms of oath or affirmation to be taken by Union and State officials?

A. First Schedule

B. Fourth Schedule

C. Third Schedule

D. Ninth Schedule

The Third Schedule contains the forms of oaths or affirmations for various constitutional office-holders, such as MPs, MLAs, Ministers, Judges, etc..

8. Which Schedule lists the official languages recognized by the Constitution of India?

A. Fourth Schedule

B. Fifth Schedule

C. Seventh Schedule

D. Eighth Schedule

The Eighth Schedule contains the list of official languages recognized by the Constitution. Originally it had 14 languages, but it increased to 22 through amendments.

9. The Fourth Schedule of the Constitution of India deals with which one of the following?

A. Distribution of powers between Union and States.

B. Allocation of seats in the Rajya Sabha

C. Languages recognized by the Constitution.

D. Forms of oath or affirmation

The Fourth Schedule of the Indian Constitution specifies the allocation of seats in the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) to each State and Union Territory.

10. Which Schedule is concerned with the administration and control of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes?

A. Sixth Schedule

B. Fifth Schedule

C. Ninth Schedule

D. Tenth Schedule

The Fifth Schedule provides special administrative provisions for the administration and control of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes.

11. The Sixth Schedule of the Indian Constitution provides for autonomous tribal councils in which of the following northeastern states?

A. Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura

B. Nagaland, Manipur, Assam, Meghalaya

C. Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Nagaland, Tripura

D. Manipur, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram

The Sixth Schedule is applicable to tribal areas in Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram. It establishes Autonomous District Councils and Autonomous Region Councils with certain legislative, administrative, and judicial powers.

12. The seventh schedule of Constitution of India deals with which one of the following?

A. Salaries of constitutional authorities

B. Allocation of seats in the Rajya Sabha

C. Distribution of powers between the Union and the States

D. Recognition of official languages

The Seventh Schedule of the Indian Constitution deals with the division of legislative powers between the Union and the States.

13. The Ninth Schedule was introduced in the Constitution by which Amendment Act?

A. First Amendment

B. Third Amendment

C. Ninth Amendment

D. Forty Second Amendment

The Ninth Schedule was inserted by the First Amendment (1951).

14. Match List-1 (Schedule in the Constitution of India) with List-2 (Subject) and select the correct answer using the codes given below –

List-1	List-2
A. First	1. The State
B. Eighth	2. Validation of certain Acts and Regulations
C. Ninth	3. Languages
D. Tenth	4. Disqualification of the members of Parliament and State Legislatures on the ground of defection.

A. A – 1, B – 2, C – 3, D – 4

B. A – 2, B – 1, C – 3, D – 4

C. A – 2, B – 1, C – 4, D – 3

D. A – 1, B – 3, C -2, D – 4

Option D is correct match.

15. Consider the following statements:

Ninth schedule was added by the 1st Constitution Amendment Act, 1951.
Tamil language was added by the 21st Constitution Amendment Act, 1967.
Konkani, Manipuri, and Nepali languages were added by the 71st Constitution Amendment Act, 1992.
Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, and Santhali were added by the 92nd Constitution Amendment Act, 2003.

Which of these statements is / are correct?

A. 1 only

B. 1, 2, and 3 only

C. 1, 3, and 4 only

D. 2, 3, and 4 only

All statements are correct except statement 2. This is because Sindhi language was added Eighth Schedule by the 21st Amendment, 1967. Tamil was already part of the original list in 1950.