India has THREE LISTS of subjects in its Constitution:
AUnion, State and Concurrent
BNational, Local and District
CCivil, Criminal and Revenue
DDefence, External and Internal
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Union, State and Concurrent
1. Seventh Schedule of the Constitution divides subjects into UNION, STATE and CONCURRENT lists.
2. Union: defence, foreign affairs, banking, communications (Centre alone).
3. State: police, agriculture, irrigation (State alone).
4. Concurrent: education, forests, marriage (both can legislate; Union prevails on conflict).
_Source: syllabus SST Polity Ch 2 §2.2 What makes India Federal_
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