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Which of these is considered to be an exclusive power of the Rajya Sabha?

Topic: Exclusive powers of the Rajya Sabha

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(c) It can empower the Parliament to make laws on the State list..

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Under Article 249, if the Rajya Sabha passes a resolution by a two-thirds majority declaring that a subject in the State List has assumed national importance, Parliament may legislate on it for one year. The Lok Sabha has no such power, so this is genuinely exclusive. The other three are powers SHARED with the Lok Sabha, which is what disqualifies them. The word EXCLUSIVE is the whole question. The other exclusive power, worth knowing, is under Article 312 — creating a new All India Service.

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It can empower the Parliament to make laws on the State list..

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