The list which includes subjects of national importance such as defence of the country, foreign affairs, banking, communications and currency.
The list which includes subjects of national importance such as defence of the country, foreign affairs, banking, communications and currency.
The correct option is A Union list
The Constitution provides for a three-fold distribution of
legislative subjects between the Union and the states, viz., List-I (the Union
List), List-II (the State List) and List-III (the Concurrent List) in the
Seventh Schedule:
(i) The Parliament has exclusive powers to make laws with
respect to any of the matters enumerated in the Union List. This list has at
present 100 subjects (originally 97 subjects) like defense, banking, foreign
affairs, currency, atomic energy, insurance, communication, inter-state trade
and commerce, census, audit and so on.
(ii) The state legislature has in normal circumstances
exclusive powers to make laws with respect to any of the matters enumerated in
the State List. This has at present 61 subjects (originally 66 subjects) like
public order, police, public health and sanitation, agriculture, prisons, local
government, fisheries, markets, theaters, gambling and so on.
(iii) Both, the Parliament and state legislature can make
laws with respect to any of the matters enumerated in the Concurrent List.
The Constitution provides for a three-fold distribution of legislative subjects between the Union and the states, viz., List-I (the Union List), List-II (the State List) and List-III (the Concurrent List) in the Seventh Schedule:
(i) The Parliament has exclusive powers to make laws with respect to any of the matters enumerated in the Union List. This list has at present 100 subjects (originally 97 subjects) like defense, banking, foreign affairs, currency, atomic energy, insurance, communication, inter-state trade and commerce, census, audit and so on.
(ii) The state legislature has in normal circumstances exclusive powers to make laws with respect to any of the matters enumerated in the State List. This has at present 61 subjects (originally 66 subjects) like public order, police, public health and sanitation, agriculture, prisons, local government, fisheries, markets, theaters, gambling and so on.
(iii) Both, the Parliament and state legislature can make laws with respect to any of the matters enumerated in the Concurrent List.
