Centre State Relations UPSC Questions

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Centre State Relations MCQ Questions


1.
Which articles of the Indian Constitution deal specifically with Legislative Relations between Centre and States?
A.
Articles 245 to 255
B.
Articles 256 to 263
C.
Articles 268 to 293
D.
Articles 352 to 360
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ANSWER :
A. Articles 245 to 255
2.
Under normal circumstances, state legislatures have exclusive powers to legislate on subjects enumerated in which list?
A.
Union List
B.
State List
C.
Concurrent List
D.
Residuary subjects
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ANSWER :
B. State List
3.
Who can make extraterritorial legislation applicable to Indian citizens and their property worldwide?
A.
State Legislature
B.
Parliament
C.
President
D.
Supreme Court
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ANSWER :
B. Parliament
4.
Which of the following amendments transferred the subject of education from the State List to the Concurrent List?
A.
44th Amendment Act, 1978
B.
42nd Amendment Act, 1976
C.
101st Amendment Act, 2016
D.
73rd Amendment Act, 1992
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ANSWER :
B. 42nd Amendment Act, 1976
5.
Consider the following statements :
1. According to the Constitution of India, the Central Government has a duty to protect States from internal disturbances.
2. The Constitution of India exempts the States from providing legal counsel to a person being held for preventive detention.
3. According to the Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002, confession of theaccused before the police cannot be used as evidence.
How many of the above statements are correct?

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A.
Only one
B.
Only two
C.
All three
D.
None
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ANSWER :
B. Only two
6.
If a conflict arises between laws made by Parliament and laws made by State Legislature in the Concurrent List, which law prevails under general circumstances?
A.
State Law
B.
Central Law
C.
Both laws become void
D.
It depends on the discretion of the Supreme Court
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ANSWER :
B. Central Law