Which one of the following statements is correct as per the Constitution of India?
Answer & explanation
Answer: (c) Inter-State quarantine is a Union subject under the Union List.
Entry 81 of the Union List (List I) in the Seventh Schedule reads 'Inter-State migration; inter-State quarantine', so quarantine between States is a Union subject. The other three options wrongly place Union List subjects in the State List.
- ✓ (c) Inter-State quarantine appears in entry 81 of the Union List.
- ✗ (b) Inter-State migration sits in the very same Union List entry 81, so it is not a State subject.
- ✗ (a) Inter-State trade and commerce is entry 42 of the Union List.
- ✗ (d) Corporation tax is entry 85 of the Union List.
Remember · Union List: entry 42 inter-State trade and commerce; entry 81 inter-State migration and quarantine; entry 85 corporation tax.
Sources
- Constitution of India, Seventh Schedule, List I (Union List), entries 81-82 ↗ “81. Inter-State migration; inter-State quarantine. 82. Taxes on income other than agricultural income. … 41. Trade and commerce with foreign countries; import and export across customs frontiers; definition of customs frontiers. 42. Inter-State trade and commerce. … (f) tobacco and tobacco products.] 85. Corporation tax.”
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