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प्रश्न
With reference to the Indian Parliament, explain the following:
Its powers to make laws on subjects mentioned in the Union List and Concurrent List.
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उत्तर
The following are the powers of the Parliament with regards to the Union List and the Concurrent List respectively:
- The Parliament has exclusive powers to make laws on all the 97 subjects enumerated in the Union List. These include important subjects like Defence, Communications, Foreign Policy, etc.
- Along with the State Legislative Assemblies, the Parliament can also make laws on the 47 topics enumerated in the Concurrent List. If there is a conflict between the Union Parliament and the State Legislature on a law in this list, the Constitution dictates that the Union Law shall prevail.
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