- The Constitution of India divides legislative powers between the Union and the States through three lists provided in the Seventh Schedule: Union List, State List, and Concurrent List. - Subjects of national importance like Defence, External Affairs, Railways, Post and Telegraph, Currency, and Citizenship (which includes matters related to passports) are in the Union List. - Subjects of local and state importance like Police, Public Health, Sanitation, Agriculture, and Prisons are in the State List. - Subjects on which both the Union and States can legislate are in the Concurrent List (e.g., Education, Forests, Criminal Law).
Which of the following is not included in the State List in the Constitution of India?
Asked in APSC CCE Prelims Exam 2015 · UPPSC Upper Mains 2006 · Topic: Schedules (Seventh Schedule: Union List, State List, and Concurrent List (Distribution of Powers))
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