Legislative Relations — Prelims Questions

Consider the following statements about legislative relations between Centre and States: 1. Parliament can legislate on State List subjects during financial emergency 2. State laws on Concurrent List subjects always require Presidential assent to override Central laws 3. The Governor's power to reserve bills is discretionary and cannot be challenged in courts 4. Residuary powers belong to Parliament under Article 248 Which of the statements given above are correct?

Which of the following best describes the 'doctrine of pith and substance' in Indian constitutional law?

The GST Council established under Article 279A represents which model of federalism?

Consider the following pairs: 1. Article 249 - Parliament's power to legislate on State subjects in national interest 2. Article 250 - Parliament's power to legislate on State subjects during emergency 3. Article 252 - Inter-state agreements for legislation 4. Article 254 - Resolution of conflicts between Central and State laws How many pairs given above are correctly matched?

Which of the following statements about the Concurrent List is/are correct? 1. It contains exactly 52 subjects 2. Both Parliament and State Legislatures can make laws on these subjects 3. In case of conflict, State law always prevails over Central law 4. Education was moved to Concurrent List by the 42nd Amendment Select the correct answer using the code given below: