Centre-State Relations: UPSC Previous Year Questions (Polity)

Explanation

Union List in the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India enumerates subjects on which only the Parliament has exclusive legislative powers.

Option (a) is correct: Under the Seventh Schedule, the Union List includes 100 subjects (originally 97), covering matters of national importance. Among the options:

Regulation of labour and safety in mines and oilfields - Falls under the Union List (Entry 55). These industries involve inter-state implications, requiring uniform regulation. Agriculture - Falls under the State List (Entry 14), as it is primarily a state subject. Fisheries - Fisheries in inland and territorial waters are in the State List (Entry 21), while regulation of fisheries in EEZ and beyond territorial waters is in the Union List (Entry 57). Public Health - Falls under the State List (Entry 6)