Question

A few subjects in various Lists of the Indian Constitution are given here. Group them under the Union, State and Concurrent Lists. a) Defence b) Police c) Agriculture d) Education e) Banking f) Forests g) Communications h) Trade i) Marriages

Answer 1

• Concurrent List – Forests, Education, Marriages
• State List – Trade, Agriculture, Police
• Union List – Defence, Communications, Banking

Union List

• Foreign affairs and Currency are the other important subjects included in the Union List.
• The subjects which are of national importance are included in the Union List.
• On the subjects given in the Union list, uniform policy needs to be formed throughout the country.
• Only the Central Government has the right to make laws on subjects given in the Union List.

State List

• The other subjects which are included in the State list are Commerce and Irrigation.
• For the subjects mentioned in the state list, State Governments alone are permitted to make laws as per constitution.

Concurrent List

• Other subjects which are included in the Concurrent list are succession, adoption, trade unions.
• The subjects given in the concurrent list are of interest to both state and central governments.
• Both the Union and state governments can make laws to subjects given in the concurrent list and if a conflict arises, then the laws made by the Central Government will take precedence