- The Seventh Schedule distributes legislative powers between the Union and the States. - The Union List enumerates subjects on which the Union Parliament has exclusive legislative power. - The State List enumerates subjects on which the State Legislature has exclusive legislative power (though Parliament can legislate in certain exceptional cases). - The Concurrent List enumerates subjects on which both the Union Parliament and the State Legislature can legislate. In case of conflict, Union law prevails.
The three Lists—Union List, State List and Concurrent List are mentioned in which one of the following?
Asked in APSC CCE Prelims Exam 2015 · Topic: Schedules (Seventh Schedule: Union List, State List, and Concurrent List (Distribution of Powers))
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