In relation to the powers of the Union Government of India, which one

In relation to the powers of the Union Government of India, which one of the following statements is NOT correct?

The Government of India may undertake legislative functions of a territory outside of India by agreement with the Government of that territory

The Union Government may not entrust a State Government with functions over matters where executive power of the Union extends

The Union Government may direct States for construction and maintenance of means of communication of military importance

The Governor may, with consent of Government of India, entrust its officers with functions on matters which fall within the executive power of the State

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Statement B is incorrect. Article 258(1) of the Constitution explicitly states that the President may, with the consent of the Government of a State, entrust either conditionally or unconditionally to that Government or to its officers functions in relation to any matter to which the executive power of the Union extends. This provision allows the Union Government to delegate executive functions to the states.

Articles 256 to 263 in Part XI of the Constitution deal with administrative relations between the Union and the States. They provide for cooperation and distribution of executive functions. Article 258 and Article 258A allow for the mutual entrustment of functions between the Union and the States with their respective consents.

Statement A is correct based on Article 260, which deals with the Union’s jurisdiction over territories outside India. Statement C is correct based on Article 257(2), which allows the Union to give directions to states regarding means of communication of national or military importance. Statement D is a slightly confusing phrasing but likely refers to the State’s power under Article 258A (inserted by the 7th Amendment), which states that a State may, with the consent of the Government of India, entrust to the Union Government or its officers functions in relation to any matter to which the executive power of the State extends. This is a State’s power, not a Union’s power *over* states, but B is a clear misstatement about a specific power the Union possesses.

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