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Explain the three fold distribution of legislative powers between union and state government.

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How has power been distributed between the Center and the States in India?

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What do you mean by residuary powers?

Q. Who makes laws on subjects enlisted in the Union list?

1. Municipality
2. State government
3. Union government
4. Judiciary

Q. The Indian Constitution has distributed legislative powers between the Centre and all the state governments. The distribution is laid down in the Seventh Schedule, which consists of three lists. Of these three, 'X' consists of over 90 subjects, including inter-state migration, Election Commission, and the Census.

Taking these subjects into account, what is 'X'?

1. Residuary List
2. Concurrent List
3. State List
4. Union List

Q. Which of the following lists contains matters related to national security and foreign affairs?

1. State List
2. Union List
3. Concurrent List
4. Residual List

Q. I contain subjects which became relevant after the Constitution of India came into force and do not fall into any of the three lists mentioned in the Seventh Schedule. The exclusive power to legislate on my subjects is vested in the Union Parliament through Article 248.

Who am I?

1. Concurrent List
2. State List
3. Residuary List
4. Union List

Q. The Constitution of India vents the residuary powers in _______________.

1. The States
2. The Union Government
3. The Union and State Governments jointly
4. None of the above

Q. According to the writer, India should have performed better than the other Asia nations because

1. it had better infrastructure
2. All of the above
3. it had adequate infrastructure
4. it had better politicians, who could take the required decisions

Q. Matters related to the police come under the State List.

1. True
2. False

Q. According to an Article in the Indian Constitution, Governors of the states of Maharashtra and Gujarat are given special responsibilities to set up development boards in certain regions. Special status is also granted to six backward districts of Hyderabad-Karnataka region. This Article mentions a few more states which are granted special provisions in account of their distinct socio-economic and historical circumstances.

Here, which of the following Articles is being referred to?

1. Article 370
2. Article 371
3. Article 372
4. Article 377

Q. Pair the subjects with the lists they fall under.

1. Irrigation
2. Union List
3. Concurrent List
4. Currency
5. State List
6. Forests
7. Internet
8. Residuary list

Q. Identify the subjects that fall under the Union List.

1. Agriculture
2. Forests
3. Currency
4. Banking
5. Security
6. Foreign Affairs
7. Communications
8. Police

Q. Which of the following subjects are part of the State List?

1. Foreign affairs
2. Police
3. Prison
4. Agriculture

Q. Article 371 provides 'special provisions' to certain states including Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, and Mizoram.

1. False
2. True

Q. Mention any one circumstance when the Parliament can make laws on a state subject.

Q. The Union Government has exclusive powers on subjects in __________.

1. The Union List
2. The Concurrent List
3. The State List
4. Both 1 and 2