Indian Polity and Governance | The Centre-State Relation

Indian Polity and Governance | The Centre-State Relation

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1. Indian Constitution presents three lists for the distribution of power between centre and states. Which two Articles regulate that distribution?

Article 4 and 5
Article 56 and 57
Article 141 and 142
Article 245 and 246

2. Article 249 of the Indian Constitution deals with

Emergency Power of the President
Dissolution of the Lok Sabha
Administrative Power of the Parliament
Legislative Powers of the Parliament with respect to matter in the State List

3. The financial relations between the Union Government and States have been discussed under

Article 168 to 171
Article 268 to 281
Article 278 to 291
Article 289 to 295

4. Under which Article of the Constitution of India, Taxes are levied and collected by the centre but distributed between the centre and the States?

Article 268
Article 269
Article 270
Article 271

5. A resolution passed under clause (1) of Article 249 shall remain in force for a period not exceeding

One month
Three months
Six months
One year

6. Subjects on which centre and state both can make law are mentioned in which of the following Lists?

Union List
State List
Concurrent List
Residual List

7. Relation of Centre-State lies in which of the following Schedules?

7th
8th
6th
9th

8. The distribution of legislative powers between the Centre and the States in the Constitution is given in

Sixth Schedule
Seventh Schedule
Eighth Schedule
Ninth Schedule

9. In which part of the Indian Constitution, legislative relations between Centre and States are given?

Part X
Part XI
Part XII
Part XIII

10. Who is vested with the residuary powers in Indian Constitutions?

President
State
Central Cabinet
Parliament

11. The Indian Constitution vests the residuary powers with

The Union Government
The State Governments
Both the Union as well as State Governments
Neither the Union nor the State Governments

12. In which respect have the Centre- State relations been specifically termed as municipal relation?

Centre's control of the State in the legislative sphere
Centre's control of the state in financial matters
Centre's control of the state in the administrative sector
Centre's control of the state in the planning process

13. Which one of the following Articles of Indian Constitution provides that "it shall be the duty of the Union to protect every State against external aggression and internal disturbance"?

Article 215
Article 275
Article 325
Article 355

14. Which of the following institutes are considered necessary to promote 'Unity among diversity in the Indian Federalism?

Inter-State Councils & National Developement Council
Finance Commission & Regional Council
Unitary Judicial System & All India Services
All of the above

15. When was the Jharkhand Area Autonomous Council formed?

8 Aug, 1993
8 Aug, 1994
8 Aug, 1995
8 Aug, 1996

16. Which Article among the following says that Indian Constitution provisions about inter-state relation?

Article 262
Article 263
Article 264
Article 265

17. What is the source of inter-state councils?

Constitution
Parliamentary Laws
Recommendation of Planning Commission
Approved Resolution by C.M.

18. Which one of the following is not a feature of a zonal council?

It is a constitutional body
Five Zonal Councils have set up under the State Reorganisation Act, 1956
Chandigarh although not a state, is included in Zonal Council
It is an Advisory body

19. The regional councils are constituted by

Constitution
Parliamentary Laws
Resolution of Government
National Development Council

20. Who among the following is empowered to establish the interstate council?

Parliament
President
Speaker of Lok Sabha
Prime Minister

21. Which of the Constitutional Provision lays down that taxes can neither be levied nor collected without the authority of law?

Article 265
Article 266
Article 300
Article 368

22. The recommendations of the Sarkaria Commission are related to

Distribution of revenue
Powers and functions of President
Membership of the Parliament
Centre-State relations

23. Who among the following as a member of Sarkaria Commission?

V. Shankar
K. Hanumanthaiah
Dr. S.R. Sen
O.V. Algesan

24. Which Commission advocated the establishment of a Permanent Inter-State Council, called 'Inter- governmental Council'?

Punchhi Commission
Sarkaria Commission
Radhakrishnan Commission
Moily Commission

25. Which one of the following is not related to Union-State relations in India?

Sarkaria Commission
Rajmannar Committee
Indrajit Gupta Committee
Punchhi Commission

26. Is a State of the Indian Union ¦ empowered under the Constitution to take foreign loans directly?

Yes
No
Yes, but from international organizations only
Yes, but only with the permission of the Reserve Bank of India

27. Agriculture Income Tax is assigned to the State Government by

The Finance Commission
The National Development Council
The Inter-State Council
The Constitution of India

28. Which one of the following taxes is imposed and charged by the Union, but is divided into Union and the States?

Corporation Tax
Taxes on items except for agriculture income
Taxes on railway fares and freights
Custom