WBCS.LIVE practice question

The residuary powers in India are vested in the Parliament under which Article?

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. Article 246
  2. Article 248
  3. Article 250
  4. Article 252

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Article 248

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: B) Article 248 šŸ“š Explanation: Article 248 of the Constitution explicitly vests the residuary powers of legislation exclusively in the Parliament. This means that the Parliament has the absolute right to make any law concerning any matter not enumerated in the Concurrent List or the State List (including imposing a tax not mentioned in those lists).