Question

Which of the following lists contains the subject for legislative purposes ?

• A. The union list
• B. The state list
• C. The concurrent list
• D. All the above

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

All the above

Union list consists of 100 items on which the parliament has exclusive power to legislate including: defence, armed forces, arms and ammunition, atomic energy, foreign affairs, war and peace, citizenship, extradition, railways, etc.

State list consists of 61 items.Uniformity is desirable but not essential on items in this list: maintaining law and order, police forces, healthcare, transport, land policies, electricity in state, village administration, etc.

Concurrent list consists of 52 items.Uniformity is desirable but not essential on items in this list: Marriage and divorce, transfer of property other than agricultural land, education, contracts, bankruptcy and insolvency, trustees and trusts, civil procedure, etc.