Centre-State Relations: UPSC Previous Year Questions (Polity)
2 previous year UPSC Prelims questions on Centre-State Relations (Polity). Choose an option to see the answer and explanation.
Explanations state facts as of the year each question was asked; words like “recently” refer to that year.
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UPSC 2004Polity · Centre-State Relations
Q1. Which one of the following Articles of the Constitution of India says that the executive power of every State shall be so exercised as not to impede or prejudice the exercise of the executive power of the Union?
Explanation
Article 257 states that the executive power of every State must be exercised in a manner that does not impede or prejudice the exercise of the executive power of the Union. This provision ensures the supremacy of Union executive power in matters where coordination or cooperation is required between Union and State governments.
UPSC 2004Polity · Centre-State Relations
Q2. With reference to the Constitution of India, which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Explanation
Option (b) is incorrect: Stock Exchange is incorrectly matched. It is in the Union List (Entry 48), not the Concurrent List, as it pertains to national economic regulation. Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India, classifies subjects under the Union, State, and Concurrent Lists. Options (a), (c) and (d) are correct:
Forests: Correctly matched. Transferred from the State List to the Concurrent List by the 42nd Amendment Act, 1976. Post Office Savings Bank: Correctly matched. It is in the Union List (Entry 39) as postal services are a central function. Public Health: Correctly matched. It is in the State List (Entry 6), reflecting the state’s responsibility for health-related issues.
Answer key for these questions
Q
UPSC year
Correct answer
1
2004
(a) Article 257
2
2004
(b) Stock Exchange: Concurrent List
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This page covers 2 previous year UPSC Prelims GS Paper-I questions on Centre-State Relations (Polity), asked from 2000 to 2025. Each has the correct answer and an explanation.
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