Practice Questions on Centre state relations for UPSC and State PSC exams

1. Centre-State relations are divided into:

2. Legislative relations are dealt in Articles:

3. Territorial extent of Parliament’s laws under Article 245:

4. Parliament can make extraterritorial laws under Article 245(2) for:

5. Seventh Schedule divides powers into:

6. Union List originally had:

7. State List originally had:

8. Concurrent List originally had:

9. Residuary powers vest in:

10. In case of conflict between Union and State law on Concurrent List:

11. Parliament can legislate on State List during National Emergency under:

12. Rajya Sabha can authorize Parliament to legislate on State List under Article 249 if:

13. Two or more states can request Parliament to legislate on State subject under:

14. Parliament can legislate on State List to implement international treaties under:

15. President’s rule under Article 356 allows Parliament to:

16. Administrative relations Articles:

17. Article 256 obligates states to:

18. Article 257 gives Centre power to:

19. Failure to comply with Union directions under Article 365 may lead to:

20. All-India Services under Article 312 are:

21. Inter-State Council under Article 263 set up to:

22. Inter-State water disputes adjudicated under:

23. Zonal Councils established under:

24. Financial relations Articles:

25. Taxes levied by Centre but collected and appropriated by states under:

26. Taxes levied and collected by Centre but assigned to states under:

27. Taxes levied and distributed between Centre and States under:

28. Surcharge under Article 271:

29. GST introduced by:

30. GST Council composition:

31. Finance Commission under Article 280 constituted every:

32. 15th Finance Commission recommended:

33. Grants-in-aid to states under:

34. Discretionary grants under:

35. Borrowing powers of states under Article 293:

36. Centre can give loans to states under:

37. Financial Emergency under Article 360 allows Centre to:

38. Sarkaria Commission 1983 dealt with:

39. Punchhi Commission 2007 also examined:

40. Governor’s role in Centre-State relations:

41. Article 356 imposition affects:

42. Cooperative federalism promoted via:

43. Competitive federalism encouraged by:

44. Centre-State legislative conflicts resolved by:

45. Doctrine of pith and substance used to:

46. Doctrine of colourable legislation prevents:

47. Doctrine of territorial nexus allows:

48. Residuary powers include:

49. Parliament’s power to form new states under Article 3 affects:

50. Rajya Sabha represents:

51. Inter-State trade freedom under Articles 301-307 ensures:

52. Article 302 allows Parliament to impose restrictions on trade in:

53. Article 304 allows states to impose:

54. Centre can give directions to states for:

55. All-India Services ensure:

56. NITI Aayog replaced:

57. GST Council decisions require:

58. Finance Commission recommends:

59. Vertical devolution is:

60. Horizontal devolution criteria include:

61. Grants under Article 275 are:

62. Article 282 grants used for:

63. Borrowing limits for states set by:

64. Centre’s control over state borrowing ensures:

65. Inter-State Council chaired by:

66. Zonal Councils chaired by:

67. Article 261 provides:

68. Inter-state water disputes tribunals’ awards are:

69. Supreme Court’s original jurisdiction under Article 131 for:

70. Article 131 excludes:

71. Sarkaria recommended:

72. Punchhi recommended:

73. GST reduced:

74. Compensation to states for GST loss provided for:

75. Centre-State financial tensions arise over:

76. Article 279A created:

77. NITI Aayog’s Governing Council includes:

78. Cooperative federalism example:

79. Competitive federalism example:

80. Article 248 residuary powers include:

81. Parliament’s supremacy in Concurrent List ensured by:

82. State law on Concurrent List can prevail if:

83. President’s assent under 254(2) can be overridden by:

84. Centre can deploy central forces in states under:

85. Financial relations aim at:

86. 15th FC used 2011 population for devolution to:

87. States’ share in central taxes is:

88. Grants for local bodies recommended by:

89. Article 266 creates:

90. Article 267 creates:

91. Public Account under Article 266(2) includes:

92. Centre-State disputes over GST resolved by:

93. Article 258 allows Centre to:

94. Article 258A allows states to:

95. Inter-State Council recommendations are:

96. Zonal Councils discuss:

97. Centre-State relations in planning shifted from:

98. Article 293(4) allows Centre to:

99. States cannot raise foreign loans due to:

100. Financial autonomy of states limited by: