The Concurrent List in the Indian Constitution was borrowed from:

Explanation

The Concurrent List is an Australian borrowing in India’s constitutional design. eGyanKosh states that, while India drew different constitutional features from different countries, the Australian Constitution provided the Concurrent List, privileges of members of Parliament, and matters related to trade and commerce. Australia is also associated with provisions such as joint sitting for resolving deadlocks, freedom of trade and commerce between states, and the language of the Preamble. So, among the options, Australia is the source linked specifically to the Concurrent List, not a general example of foreign influence on the Constitution.

Why the other options are wrong

• (A) Ireland is linked to the Directive Principles of State Policy, not to the Concurrent List.
• (C) Canada is linked to Union-State relations, whereas the Concurrent List is attributed to Australia.
• (D) The USA is associated with features such as judicial review and fundamental rights, not with the Concurrent List.

Concept

This tests the recurring RAS Polity theme of borrowed features of the Indian Constitution. The question matters because examiners often ask candidates to match a specific constitutional device with its source country, not merely recall that the Constitution has foreign influences.

Source

• eGyanKosh

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