PGLAW 2016 Panjab University Entrance Exam With Answers

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Parliament Has Exclusive Power To Make Any Law On Any Matter :

A: Not Enumerated In The Concurrent List
B: Enumerated In The Union List
C: Enumerated In The Concurrent List Or State List
D: Enumerated In The State List

The answer is: B

Explanation

B: Enumerated in the Union List

In the Indian Constitution, the legislative powers are divided between the Union Government and the State Governments. The Union List, the State List, and the Concurrent List provide a division of powers between the Union Government and the State Governments.

The Union List consists of subjects over which the Parliament of India has exclusive power to legislate. These subjects include matters of national importance such as defense, foreign affairs, currency, and banking, and so on.

Therefore, Parliament has exclusive power to make any law on any matter that is enumerated in the Union List. The State Governments cannot make any law on these matters. On the other hand, matters enumerated in the State List are within the exclusive domain of the State Governments, and the Parliament cannot make any law on these matters.

Matters that are enumerated in the Concurrent List can be legislated by both the Parliament and the State Governments, but in case of conflict between the laws made by the Parliament and the State Legislatures, the law made by the Parliament will prevail.