Question

Match the following :

List I	List II
I. Union List	a. 97 entries
II. State list	b. 47 entries
III. Concurrent list	c. 66 entries

1. I- a, II-b, III-c
2. I-a, II-c, III-b
3. I-c, II-a, III-b
4. I-c, II-b, III-a
5. None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : I-a, II-c, III-b

The correct answer is I-a, II-c, III-b.

• List and their entries:

List I	List II
I. Union List	97 entries
II. State list	66 entries
III. Concurrent list	47 entries

• Union List:
  • It consists of 97 entries.
  • The union list outlines the areas in which the union government has exclusive authority, which include foreign policy, defence, communications, currency, taxation on corporations and nonagricultural income, and railroads.
  • The three branches of the union government are charged with different responsibilities, but the constitution also provides a fair degree of interdependence.
  • The executive branch consists of the president, vice president, and a Council of Ministers, led by the prime minister.
  • Within the legislative branch are the two houses of parliament—the lower house, or Lok Sabha (House of the People), and the upper house, or Rajya Sabha (Council of States).
  • The president of India is also considered part of parliament.
  • At the apex of the judicial branch is the Supreme Court, whose decisions are binding on the higher and lower courts of the state governments.
• State list:
  • It consists of 66 entries.
  • State governments have the sole power to legislate on such subjects as law and order, public health and sanitation, local government, betting and gambling, and taxation on agricultural income, entertainment, and alcoholic beverages.
  • Officers and servants of the High Court; procedure in rent and revenue courts; fees taken in all courts except the Supreme Court.
• Concurrent list:
  • It consists of 47 entries.
  •  The items on the concurrent list include those on which both the union government and state governments may legislate, though a union law generally takes precedence.
  • Among these areas are criminal law, marriage and divorce, contracts, economic and social planning, population control and family planning, trade unions, social security, and education.
  • Criminal law, including all matters included in the Indian Penal Code at the commencement of this Constitution but excluding offences against laws with respect to any of the matters specified in List I or List II and excluding the use of naval, military or air forces or any other armed forces of the Union in aid of the civil power.