Which of the following is/are true about the residuary powers under the Constitution? (i) It follows the precedent of Canada. (ii) The Constitution vests the residuary power in the Union Legislature. (iii) Residuary powers are conferred upon the courts.
(i) and (ii) only
Residuary powers are the powers to legislate on matters not enumerated in any of the three lists of the Seventh Schedule.
Article 248 read with Entry 97 of the Union List vests these powers in Parliament, the Union Legislature. This follows the Canadian model, whereas in the USA and Australia residuary powers rest with the states. So statements (i) and (ii) are correct.
Courts only decide whether a contested matter falls under the residuary power; the power itself is not conferred upon them, so statement (iii) is wrong.
Hence, (i) and (ii) only.
Similar Questions
Comparing the 14th and 15th Finance Commissions, which of the following statements are correct?
(i) The weightage of income distance has increased
(ii) The weightage of population (2011 census) has increased
(iii) The weightage of area has remained the same
Match the criteria for devolution weight % in 15th Finance Commission.
(a) Tax efforts 1. 10.0% (b) Population (2011) 2. 2.5% (c) Forest and Ecology 3. 15% (d) Income Distance 4. 45%
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?
