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UPSC CDS Constitution Structure — practice questions — page 5

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Defence, foreign affairs, banking, communications and currency fall in the:Read the answer and worked solution →Police, trade, commerce, agriculture and irrigation fall in the:Read the answer and worked solution →Education, forest, trade unions and marriage fall in which list, open to both Union and States?Read the answer and worked solution →If Union and State laws on a Concurrent subject conflict, whose law prevails?Read the answer and worked solution →Subjects in no list, like computer software, are legislated on by the Union under which powers?Read the answer and worked solution →Assam, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram enjoy special powers under which Article?Read the answer and worked solution →Chandigarh, Lakshadweep and the capital city of Delhi are examples of:Read the answer and worked solution →Changing the Union-State power arrangement needs a two-thirds majority in Parliament and ratification by legislatures of at least:Read the answer and worked solution →Hindi is the mother tongue of only about what share of Indians, per the first figure given?Read the answer and worked solution →According to the Constitution, the use of English for official purposes was to stop in:Read the answer and worked solution →The era of coalition governments at the Centre began after:Read the answer and worked solution →The 2011 Census found how many major languages in India?Read the answer and worked solution →Scheduled Languages are listed in which Schedule of the Constitution?Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the Union List subjectsRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the federal countriesRead the answer and worked solution →Run the federalism numbersRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the federal termsRead the answer and worked solution →Union List or State ListRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the three listsRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Federalism bingoRead the answer and worked solution →

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Defence, foreign affairs, banking, communications and currency fall in the:

  1. State List
  2. Joint List
  3. Local List
  4. Union List
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Correct answer: D. Union List

1. These need a uniform national policy. 2. They are in the Union List. 3. Only the Union Government legislates on them. _Source: syllabus Democratic Politics II, Chapter 2, Federalism._

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Police, trade, commerce, agriculture and irrigation fall in the:

  1. State List
  2. Union List
  3. Joint List
  4. Local List
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Correct answer: A. State List

1. They are of State and local importance. 2. They are in the State List. 3. State Governments alone legislate on them. _Source: syllabus Democratic Politics II, Chapter 2, Federalism._

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Education, forest, trade unions and marriage fall in which list, open to both Union and States?

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

1. Both levels may make laws on them. 2. They are in the Concurrent List. 3. Union law prevails in a conflict. _Source: syllabus Democratic Politics II, Chapter 2, Federalism._

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