Question

    Which one of the following statements regarding distribution of powers between the Centre and the States is correct?

    A powers have been divided into three lists Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B powers of the Centre have been specified and the remaining powers have been allotted to the States Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C powers of the States have been specified in the Constitution and the remaining powers belong to the Centre Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D powers have been divided into two lists Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The Constitution provides for a three-fold distribution of legislative subjects between the Centre and the states, viz., List-I (the Union List), List-II (the State List) and ListIII (the Concurrent List) in the Seventh Schedule.The union list has 100 subjects, state list has 61 subjects and concurrent list has 52 subjects.

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