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"Police" and "agriculture" appear on which list?Read the answer and worked solution →Education appears on the Concurrent List. What does that mean?Read the answer and worked solution →Residuary powers (subjects not listed in any of the three lists) go to the:Read the answer and worked solution →How many states does India currently have (excluding UTs)?Read the answer and worked solution →The body that recommends how Union taxes should be shared between centre and states is the:Read the answer and worked solution →The States Reorganisation Act of 1956 redrew Indian state lines mainly on the basis of:Read the answer and worked solution →India's constitution recognises how many languages in its Eighth Schedule?Read the answer and worked solution →The 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendments (1992) created:Read the answer and worked solution →Under the panchayat system mandated by the 73rd Amendment, what fraction of seats are reserved for women?Read the answer and worked solution →India does NOT have a national language. Which language is the official language of the Union?Read the answer and worked solution →Approximately how many elected representatives serve in India's panchayats and municipalities?Read the answer and worked solution →In Belgium, what is the linguistic composition of the population?Read the answer and worked solution →A 'prudential' reason for power-sharing emphasises that:Read the answer and worked solution →Power shared between the Union (central) government and State governments of India is an example of:Read the answer and worked solution →Reserved constituencies in the Lok Sabha and State assemblies for SC and ST candidates is an example of:Read the answer and worked solution →When two or more parties form an alliance and run a government together, the arrangement is called:Read the answer and worked solution →India follows which type of party system?Read the answer and worked solution →The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) is best classified as a:Read the answer and worked solution →Since 1993, what fraction of seats in PANCHAYATS in India are reserved for women?Read the answer and worked solution →CLASS10 · Socialscience · Federalism — Spot the ErrorRead the answer and worked solution →CLASS10 · Socialscience · Power Sharing — Horizontal or VerticalRead the answer and worked solution →CLASS10 · Socialscience · Democracy — True or FalseRead the answer and worked solution →Federalism — true or false?Read the answer and worked solution →Power sharing as a chapter is set up around case studies of which two countries?Read the answer and worked solution →In Sri Lanka, which community forms the linguistic majority?Read the answer and worked solution →Which language was declared the only official language of Sri Lanka in 1956?Read the answer and worked solution →Which of the following is a horizontal form of power sharing?Read the answer and worked solution →Power sharing between central and state governments is an example of:Read the answer and worked solution →Belgium has how many official languages?Read the answer and worked solution →Which is NOT a reason why power sharing is desirable in a democracy?Read the answer and worked solution →

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"Police" and "agriculture" appear on which list?

  1. Union List
  2. State List
  3. Concurrent List
  4. Residuary
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Correct answer: B. State List

Police, public order and agriculture are State List subjects — only state legislatures can make laws on them.

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Education appears on the Concurrent List. What does that mean?

  1. both can; Union wins on conflict
  2. only the states can legislate
  3. only the Union can legislate
  4. no government can legislate
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Correct answer: A. both can; Union wins on conflict

Concurrent List subjects can be legislated by both Parliament and state legislatures. If laws conflict, the Union law prevails.

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Residuary powers (subjects not listed in any of the three lists) go to the:

  1. judiciary
  2. states
  3. centre
  4. local bodies
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Correct answer: C. centre

In India, residuary powers vest in the Union (centre). This is a centre-leaning feature compared with the USA, where residuary powers go to states.

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