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  1. Which one among the following is NOT the subject matter of channels of inter- governmental relations?Asked in UPSC Geoscientist 2021
  2. Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India deals with the administrative relations between the union and states ?Asked in GPSC Prelims CSP 1 2017
  3. Consider the following statements: Statement 1 : The executive power of every State shall be so exercised as not to impede or prejudice the exercise of the executive power of the Union Statement 2 : The executive power of the Union shall extend to the giving of such directions to a State as may appear to the Government of India to be necessary for that purpose.Asked in GPSC Prelims CSP 1 2022
  4. Which are the articles that describe situations and confer power to Union Government to claim control over statesAsked in TNPSC CS Prelims 2022
  5. Consider the following statements: 1. The Legislature of India can confer additional powers on the Union and impose duties upon it in order to make laws related to subjects in the State List effective. 2. The executive power of the Union of India extends to giving directions to the States for the construction and maintenance of means of communication declared to be of national or military importance. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?Asked in UPSC CAPF 2010
  6. Under Article 355 of the Constitution of India, it is the duty of the Union to:Asked in UPSC CAPF 2015
  7. In relation to the powers of the Union Government of India, which one of the following statements is NOT correct?Asked in UPSC CAPF 2020
  8. Consider the following statements: Statement- I: In India, prisons are managed by State Governments with their own rules and regulations for the day-to-day administration of prisons. Statement-II: In India, prisons are governed by the Prisons Act, 1894 which expressly kept the subject of prisons in the control of Provincial Governments. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?Asked in UPSC IAS 2023
  9. 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 the Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002, confession of the accused before the police cannot be used as evidence. How many of the above statement are correct?Asked in UPSC IAS 2023
  10. Which one of the following statements is not correct?Asked in UPSC Combined Section Officer 2019 20
  11. Consider the following statements : 1. The Constitution of India empowers the Union to entrust its executive function to a State, by its consent. 2. A State cannot entrust its executive function to the Union. Which of the above statements is/are not correct ?Asked in UPSC SO Steno 2017
  12. Which one of the following Articles of the Constitution of India provides that the Governor of a State may, with the consent of the Government of India, entrust any State functions to that Government or its officers ?Asked in UPSC SO Steno 2018
  13. The Supreme Court has recently held unconstitutional Illegal Migrants Determination Act, 1993 on the ground of violation of moral obligation of Centre underAsked in UPPCS Prelims 2005
  14. - The primary ground for striking down the Act was its failure to comply with the Union's duty under Article 355. - Article 355 obliges the Union to protect states from external aggression and internal disturbance. 15. Under which article of Indian constitution, it is the duty of the Union govt. to protect states against external aggression and internal disturbance:Asked in RPSC RAS Prelims 2008
  15. The Union Government can assign any function to the StatesAsked in WBCS Main Paper 5 2019
  16. In what manner, the President of India can assign any of the functions of the Union List to a State Government?Asked in ARO GS 252022 74 2024
  17. The executive power relating to concurrent subject remains with A) the Centre B) the State C) the President D) the ConstitutionAsked in ASSISTANT SECTION OFFICER 2019
  18. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R) : Assertion (A) : The executive powers of the state are exercised to ensure the compliance of the law of the Parliament and the laws applied in the state. Reason (R) : The government of India can give necessary direction to the states by using its executive powers. Select the correct answer from the codes given below. Codes :Asked in RO ARO 2020
  19. Choose the correct answer from the following:Asked in APSC CCE Prelims Exam 2018
  20. Which one of the following statements about the All India Services is correct?Asked in UPSC CDS 2 2017
  21. Which one of the following is a correct description of the Indian Federal System?Asked in UPSC CISF AC EXE 2020
  22. Assertion (A) : The All India Services violate the federal principle of the Constitution as well as the autonomy of States. Reason (R) : The All India Service officers are governed by Central Government rules and the State Governments do not have full control over them.Asked in APPSC Group II Mains paper 1 2025
  23. With reference to creation of new All India Service, which of the following statements is/are correct ? 1. In the national interest, the Rajya Sabha can pass a resolution for creation of new All India Service. 2. The resolution for creation of new All India Service must be passed by the two-third majority of the total members of the house. Select the correct answer from the code given below : Code : (a) Only 2 (c) Neither 1 nor 2Asked in uppsc 2025 2025
  24. In the context of Centre - State Relations, which of the following statement/statements are valid? I. Punchhi Commission had recommended that the procedure that is followed for the removal of President should also applicable for the impeachment of Governors as well. II. The law that is made by the Parliament with respect to any matter in the State List in relation to the State in which President's rule is imposed, cannot be re-enacted by the State Legislature after the President's rule is ended. III. The Sarkaria Commission was not the first to recommend the establishment of an Inter-State Council. IV. Only the Lok Sabha can pass a resolution declaring that it is necessary in the national interest that the Parliament should make laws with respect to Goods and Services Tax.Asked in APPSC Group 1 Prelims 2024
  25. The Inter State Council was established on the recommendations ofAsked in APPSC Group 1 Prelims 2016