- Article 249 allows Parliament to legislate on a State List subject if Rajya Sabha passes a resolution in national interest. - Other circumstances allowing Parliament to legislate on State List subjects include during a National Emergency (Art. 250), with the consent of states (Art. 252), for implementing international treaties (Art. 253), and during President's Rule (Art. 356/357). - Option B correctly identifies one of the constitutional provisions enabling this. Options A, C, and D are not generally valid or complete descriptions of the process.
The Parliament can legislate on a subject in the State list
Asked in UPPCS Prelims 2012 · Sub Inspector 2021 · Topic: The Centre-State Relations (Legislative Relations: Distribution of Powers (Union, State, Concurrent Lists))
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Answer: B. if the Rajya Sabha passes such a resolution
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