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1. Under the Constitution - the residuary powers vest with the: [Delhi Police 1994]
2. 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.
3. The State List contains:
4. Match the following Year of Creation States A. 1960 1. Sikkim B. 1962 2. Goa C. 1975 3. Maharashtra D. 1987 4. Nagaland A B C D
5. Which of the following is in the Concurrent List in the Constitution of India? [IAS 1993]
6. When can a State law on a subject in the Concurrent List get precedence over a Central law on the same subject :
7. A proclamation of Emergency by the President:
8. Match the following: A. Passport 1. Union List B. Electricity 2. State List C. Animal Husbandry 3. Concurrent List D. Family Planning A B C D
9. For those Union Territories - which have no Legislative Councils of their own - laws are passed by:
10. Match the following: A. Arunachal Pradesh 1. 22nd State B. Goa 2. 23rd State C. Mizoram 3. 24th State D. Sikkim 4. 25th State A B C D
11. The Central Government's exclusive powers are enumerated in the:
12. The largest contribution to the total combined annual tax revenue of the Centre States and Union Territories in India is made by : [SBI PO 1990]
13. The first State to become bifurcated after independence was:
14. The vesting of 'residuary' powers in the central government by the Constitution of India indicates [Asstt Commdt 2010]
15. Which Articles of Indian Constitution discuss the financial relations between the Centre and the States?
16. The provisions regarding division of taxes between Union and the States:
17. In which one of the following cases the Supreme Court of India gave verdicts which have a direct bearing on the Centre-State relations? [CDS 2011]
18. Both Union and State Legislature can legislate on :
19. Match the following: [CDS 1993] A. Taxes on income other than agricultural income 1. State list B. Estate duty in respect of agricultural land 2. Residuary power C. Inter planetary outer space travel 3. Concurrent List D. Acquisition and requisitioning of property 4. Union List A B C D
20. When did the first linguistic State of Andhra come into existence?
21. In which respect have the Centre-State relations been specifically termed as 'municipal relations' ? [IAS 1994]
22. The idea of incorporation of the Concurrent List in the Indian Constitution has been borrowed from the Constitution of:
23. With reference to the Constitution of India - which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [IAS 2004]
24. The old name of which State/Union Territory is wrongly given?
25. The State can legislate on subjects in the: 1. State List 2. Union List 3. Concurrent List 4. Residuary List