Article 257(1) outlines the mutual obligation of states not to impede the Union's executive power and grants the Union the power to issue directions to states to ensure this.
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 · Topic: The Centre-State Relations (Administrative Relations: Distribution of Executive Powers and Inter-Governmental Cooperation)
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Answer: A. Both Statements 1 and 2 are correct and state‐ ment 2 is the correct explanation for statement 1
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