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Question
Mention two Legislative powers of the Union Parliament.
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Solution
(i) The Union Parliament has exclusive power of making laws on the Union list. The Union list comprises 97 subjects.
(ii) The Union Parliament has residuary power. ‘Residuary power’ means the subject is not mentioned under any list in the constitution.
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