The Constitution of India has divided the powers between the Centre and the States in terms of: A. Concurrent list B. State list C. The Union List, State List and Concurrent List D. Union list

Concurrent list
State list
The Union List, State List and Concurrent List
Union list

The correct answer is: C. The Union List, State List and Concurrent List.

The Constitution of India has divided the powers between the Centre and the States in terms of the Union List, State List and Concurrent List. The Union List contains subjects that are of national importance and are to be dealt with by the Central Government. The State List contains subjects that are of local importance and are to be dealt with by the State Governments. The Concurrent List contains subjects that are of common importance to both the Centre and the States, and both the Central and State Governments can make laws on these subjects.

The Union List contains 97 subjects, such as defence, foreign affairs, currency, railways, posts and telegraphs, atomic energy, etc. The State List contains 66 subjects, such as police, public order, local government, education, agriculture, etc. The Concurrent List contains 47 subjects, such as criminal law, marriage and divorce, contracts, trade unions, etc.

In case of a conflict between a law made by the Central Government and a law made by a State Government on a subject in the Concurrent List, the law made by the Central Government will prevail.

The division of powers between the Centre and the States is an important feature of the Indian Constitution. It helps to ensure that both the Centre and the States have a say in the governance of the country. It also helps to prevent any one level of government from becoming too powerful.