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Under the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India, which of the following is the correct description of the Concurrent List?

The Concurrent List contains subjects on which both Parliament and the State Legislatures can make laws. It differs from the Union List, which is exclusive to Parliament, and from the State List, which is ordinarily exclusive to the States. The Seventh Schedule sets out all three lists.

  1. ASubjects on which only Parliament may make laws
  2. BSubjects on which both Parliament and State Legislatures may make lawsCorrect
  3. CSubjects on which only State Legislatures may make laws
  4. DSubjects reserved for the Supreme Court to legislate upon

Explanation

The Seventh Schedule contains three lists: Union, State and Concurrent. In the Concurrent List, both Parliament and State Legislatures have power to legislate. The Union List is exclusive to Parliament and the State List is, in normal times, exclusive to States.

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