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upsc-p1-polity-centre-state-relations MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
Solve 8 upsc-p1-polity-centre-state-relations questions for RAS/RPSC preparation.
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Q1With reference to the constitutional freedom of trade, commerce and intercourse, consider the following statements: 1. Article 301 creates an unlimited freedom against every form of regulation. 2. Parliament may impose restrictions on this freedom in the public interest under Article 302. 3. A State may impose reasonable public-interest restrictions under Article 304, but such restrictions require prior Presidential sanction. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Statement 1 is incorrect because Article 301 does not bar all regulation. Statements 2 and 3 correctly distinguish Parliament's public-interest restriction under Article 302 from a State's reasonable public-interest restriction under Article 304, for which prior Presidential sanction is required.
Q2Match List I with List II: List I (Institution) 1. Inter-State Council 2. Zonal Councils 3. Finance Commission 4. River-water tribunals List II (Primary character) P. Constitutional expert commission recommending tax devolution and grants Q. Statutory regional forums for practical coordination R. Adjudicatory bodies for inter-state river-water disputes S. Article 263-based recommendatory forum for common-interest issues and coordination Select the correct answer using the code given below.
The Inter-State Council is an Article 263-based recommendatory forum; Zonal Councils are statutory regional forums; the Finance Commission is a constitutional expert commission on tax devolution and grants; and river-water tribunals adjudicate inter-state river-water disputes. Therefore, option B is correct.
Q3Arrange the following judicial decisions in chronological order, from earliest to latest: 1. Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala 2. Atiabari Tea Co. v. State of Assam 3. State of West Bengal v. Union of India 4. Automobile Transport Ltd. v. State of Rajasthan Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Atiabari Tea was decided in 1961, Automobile Transport in 1962, State of West Bengal v. Union of India in 1963, and Kesavananda Bharati in 1973. Therefore, the correct chronological order is the one shown in option B.
Q4Arrange the following constitutional subjects in ascending order of the Articles that provide for them: 1. Finance Commission 2. Territorial extent of laws made by Parliament and State legislatures 3. Creation of All-India services 4. Entrustment of Union functions to a State government by the President with its consent Select the correct answer using the code given below.
The territorial extent of laws is covered by Article 245; entrustment of Union functions to a consenting State government by Article 258; the Finance Commission by Article 280; and creation of All-India services by Article 312. Their ascending order is therefore 2-4-1-3, shown in option A.
Q5Consider the following statements: 1. Parliament may establish additional courts for better administration of laws made by Parliament or existing laws concerning Union List matters. 2. A law made by Parliament is invalid merely because it has extra-territorial operation. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Statement 1 is correct under Article 247. Statement 2 is incorrect: Article 245 provides that a parliamentary law is not invalid merely because it has extra-territorial operation. Therefore, only Statement 1 is correct.
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6With reference to administrative relations between the Union and the States, consider the following statements: 1. Under Article 258, the President may entrust Union functions to a State government with that State government's consent. 2. Under Article 258A, a Governor may entrust State functions to the Union without Union consent. 3. Article 261 requires full faith and credit throughout India for the public acts, records and judicial proceedings of the Union and every State. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
7Consider the following statements: 1. Article 355 imposes a duty on the Union to protect every State against external aggression and internal disturbance and to ensure constitutional government in the State. 2. A State's failure to comply with Union directions under the Constitution automatically excludes judicial review of a later proclamation under Article 356. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
8With reference to legislative conflicts in Centre-State relations, consider the following statements: 1. A State law conflicting with a parliamentary law made under Article 249 becomes permanently void. 2. Repugnancy under Article 254 concerns conflicts in the Concurrent List field. 3. Presidential assent may allow a repugnant State law to prevail in that State, but Parliament may later override it. Select the correct answer using the code given below.