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Which administrative authority legislates on Residuary subjects?

OR


Which administrative authority legislates on Union list?


In India, Union government has the power to legislate on residuary subject.

Article 248 in the Constitution of India


Residuary powers of legislation


(1) Parliament has exclusive power to make any law with respect to any matter not enumerated in the Concurrent List or State List


(2) Such power shall include the power of making any law imposing a tax not mentioned in either of those Lists


OR


In India, union government has the power to legislate on Union list.


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Population of Sri Lankan Tamils is concentrated in region of Sri Lanka.

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Define Majoritarianism.

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Define Ethnicity.


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Read the given data and find out which country has most equitable distribution of income.


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Read the information given below and select the correct option -

Mohan is an agricultural labourer. There are several months in a year when he has no work and needs credit to meet his daily expenses. He depends upon his employer, the landowner for credit who charges an interest rate of 5 per cent per month. Mohan repays the money by working physically for the landowner on his farmland.


Over the years his debt will –


A. Increase - because of increasing interest and non-payment of monthly amount


B. Remain constant - as he is working for the employer but is repaying less


C. Reduce - as amount equivalent to his salary is being counted as monthly repayment


D. Be totally repaid - as he is repaying the debt in the form of physical labour


OR


Most of the agricultural labourers like Mohan depend upon loans from informal sector. Which of the following statements about this sector is correct –


A. There are govt. bodies to supervise informal sector


B. Money lenders ask for a reasonable rate of interest


C. Cost of informal loans to the borrower is quite high


D. Money lenders use fair means to get their money back