Which of the following subjects belongs in the state list?

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This question was previously asked in

UP Police SI (दरोगा) Previous Paper 2 (Held On: 13 Dec 2017 Shift 3)

Answer 1

The correct answer is Land and buildings.

The Constitution of India provides for a division of powers between the Union (Centre) and states.
It divides all the subjects into 3 lists – Union List, State List, and Concurrent List.
The Union List describe the subjects under the control Centre Government, the State List describes the subjects under the jurisdiction of states being the Concurrent List describes the subjects which are under the joint jurisdiction of the Centre of States.
Subjects of Three Lists:
- The Union List Subjects (100 Subjects).
- State List (61 Subjects).
- Concurrent List (52 Subjects).
The subjects which do not fall in these lists that is residuary subjects have been given to the Centre.

Key Points

State List enumerates the subjects on which each State Legislature can legislate and such laws operate within the territory of each state.
The main subjects of the State List are:
- Public order, police, state court fees, prisons, local government, public health and sanitation, hospitals and dispensaries, pilgrimages within India, intoxicating liquors, relief of disabled and unemployable, libraries, communications, agriculture, animal husbandry, water supply, irrigation and canals, fisheries, road passenger tax and goods tax, taxes on land and building, capitation tax and others.