Top 80+ Solved Indian Federalism and Center-State Relations MCQ Questions Answer
Q. When can Parliament legislate on a subject in the State List? 1. If Lok Sabha passes a 'resolution by two-thirds majority that it is in national interest to do so. 2. When the legislatures of two or more States request Parliament to legislate on a State subject. 3. Under a proclamation of Emergency.
a. I and III
b. II and III
c. I, II and III
d. I and II
Q. The Central Government can issue directions to the States with regard to the: 1. Union List 2. State List 3. Concurrent List
a. I only
b. I and III
c. II and III
d. I, II and III
Q. The Union Territories are administered by the:
a. Parliament
b. Union Council of Ministers
c. President, through administrators appointed by him
d. Prime Minister
Q. With reference to the Constitution of India, which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [IAS 2004]
a. Forests : Concurrent List
b. Stock Exchanges : Concurrent List
c. Post Office Savings Bank : Union List
d. Public Health : State List
Q. Which of the following is/are correctly matched? 1. Stamp duties and duties on medical and toilet preparations-levied by the Union but collected and appropriated by the States. 2. Duties on succession to property other " than agricultural land-levied and' collected by the Union but assignedto the States. 3. Taxes on income other than corporation tax and tax on agricultural income-levied. collected and appropriated by the Union. 4. Receipts from Broadcasting-non- tax revenue of the Union.
a. I and III
b. I, II and III
c. III and IV
d. I, II and IV
Q. Which of the following matters are not included in the Union List? I. Defence II. Prisons III. Liquor policy IV. Ports V. Irrigation
a. III and IV
b. III, IV and V
c. II, III, IV and V
d. II, III and V
Q. The State can legislate on subjects in the: 1. State List 2. Union List 3. Concurrent List 4. Residuary List
a. 1 and 2
b. 1 only
c. 1, 3 and 4
d. 1 and 3
Q. Which of the following is not in the State List under the Constitution of India?
a. Fisheries
b. Agriculture
c. Insurance
d. Gambling
Q. Railways is a subject on the: [Teachers' Exam 1994]
a. Concurrent List
b. Union List
c. State List
d. Residual List
Q. Which of the following is regarded as an essential function of the State ? [Central Excise 1994]
a. To run schools for education
b. To provide defence against external attacks
c. To prevent diseases
d. To maintain good roads
Q. Which of the following taxes is exclusively and totally assigned to the Central Government by the Constitution [CDS 1992]
a. Estate Duty
b. Sales Tax
c. Corporation Tax
d. Taxes on Railway fares and freight
Q. Which of the following is not included in the State List in the Constitution of India?
a. Police
b. Prison
c. Law and Order
d. Criminal Procedure Code
Q. Which of the following items comes under the Concurrent List?
a. Inter-State rivers
b. Trade Unions
c. Citizenship
d. Local Government
Q. The first State to become bifurcated after independence was:
a. Madras
b. Bombay
c. Punjab
d. Assam