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Under the Constitution of India, which of the following subjects is placed in the Union List of the Seventh Schedule, so that only Parliament can make laws on it?
Defence of India is a Union List subject in the Seventh Schedule, so only Parliament can legislate on it. Police, public health and sanitation, and agriculture are State List subjects within the ordinary legislative competence of State Legislatures.
- APolice
- BPublic health and sanitation
- CDefence of IndiaCorrect
- DAgriculture
Explanation
Defence of India is an entry in the Union List, on which only Parliament can legislate. Police, public health and sanitation, and agriculture are State List subjects, on which State Legislatures ordinarily legislate.
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