Union List, State List and Concurrent List


 
 
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Union List, State List and Concurrent List

Three Tier System of Government Contains 3 lists as follows:- 

1.  Union List: It includes subjects of national importance like defence, foreign affairs, banking, communications and currency as we need a uniform policies on these matters throughout the country. The Union Government alone can make laws relating to the subjects mentioned in the Union list.

2.  State List: It contains subjects of state and local importance like police, trade, commerce, agriculture and irrigation. The State Government alone can make laws relating to the subjects mentioned in the State list.

3.  Concurrent List: It includes subjects of common interest to both the Union and the State Government like education, forest, trade unions, marriage, adoption and succession. Both the Union and the State Government can make laws on these subjects.

If their laws conflict with each other, the law made by the Union Government will prevail. The left over subjects which do not fall in any three lists viz Union list, State list and Concurrent like computer software that came up after the Constitution was made are known as residuary subjects. Union Government has the power to legislate on these residuary subjects.

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Question : 1

In which list do Agriculture and Irrigation fall ?

Right Option : A
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Question : 2

Match the following:

List 1List 2
(A) State Goverenment(1) Union List
(B) Central  Goverenment2) State List
(c) Central and State Goverenment (3) Concurrent List
Right Option : B
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Question : 3

_____________ subject is not in the State List .

Right Option : C
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