Question
Consider the following statements with reference to the Constitution of India :
1. The Parliament can make laws on matters enumerated in the Union List and/or the Concurrent List.
2. The Parliament can make laws on any matter not enumerated in the Concurrent List or the State List.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
The correct answer is
Both 1 and 2
To determine which statements are correct, we need to consider the legislative powers granted to the Parliament of India by the Constitution.
- Union List and Concurrent List: According to the Constitution of India, the legislative powers are divided among the Union (Central Government), the State, and the Concurrent List. The Parliament can indeed make laws on matters enumerated in the Union List. Additionally, the Parliament has the power to make laws on matters enumerated in the Concurrent List, where both Parliament and State Legislatures can make laws. Therefore, statement 1 is correct.
- Residuary Powers: The Constitution provides the Parliament with the power to make laws on any matter not enumerated in the State List or the Concurrent List. These are known as residuary subjects and are covered under Article 248 of the Indian Constitution. As such, statement 2 is also correct.
Both statements 1 and 2 accurately describe the legislative powers of the Indian Parliament. Therefore, the correct answer is:
Both 1 and 2
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Important Questions from Centre–State Relations
- Which of the following pairs of list and contents is/are correctly matched ?
1. State list : Public health and sanitation
2. Union list : Citizenship, naturalisation and aliens
3. Concurrent list : Legal, medical and other professions
Select the correct answer using the code given below : - The Punchhi Commission report was related to:
- Government of which one of the following States has appointed the Rajamannar Committee to study the Centre-State relations ?
- Which one of the following was the mandate of the Dhar Commission (1948)?
- Statutory grants to states by the Union government, under Article 275 of the Constitution, are primarily recommended by which body?
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