Articles 245 to 255 in Part XI of the Indian Constitution deal with the ____________.

Correct — C. Part XI of the Constitution is headed Relations between the Union and the States, and its first chapter, Articles 245 to 255, covers legislative relations — option (c).

Article 245 fixes the territorial extent of Union and State laws.
Article 246 sets up the three lists of the Seventh Schedule.
Article 254 settles what happens when a State law conflicts with a Union law on a Concurrent List subject.

The second chapter of the same Part, Articles 256 to 263, handles administrative relations.

Why the others are wrong

• (a)
  emergency provisions — Emergency provisions are in Part XVIII, Articles 352 to 360 — a different Part of the Constitution altogether.
• (b)
  financial relations between the Centre and the states — Centre-State financial relations sit in Part XII, at Articles 268 to 293, the Part itself opening at Article 264. This is the Part candidates most often swap with Part XI.
• (d)
  tribunals — Tribunals were inserted as Part XIV-A, Articles 323A and 323B, by the 42nd Amendment, and have nothing to do with the 245 to 255 block.

Indian federalism is laid out in the Constitution as three separate relationships, each with its own block of Articles.

Legislative relations, Articles 245 to 255, decide who may make law on what. Administrative relations, Articles 256 to 263, decide how the two levels execute law. Financial relations, in Part XII, decide who taxes what and how revenue is shared.

Article 246 with the Seventh Schedule supplies the Union, State and Concurrent Lists, and Article 254 gives Union law priority when a Concurrent List conflict arises.

Key facts

• Articles 245 to 255 in Part XI deal with legislative relations between the Centre and the States.
• Articles 256 to 263 in Part XI deal with administrative relations.
• Centre-State financial relations are dealt with in Part XII, at Articles 268 to 293.
• Article 246 read with the Seventh Schedule divides subjects into the Union, State and Concurrent Lists.

Common traps

• Swapping Part XI, which is legislative and administrative, with Part XII, which is financial.
• Assuming one Part covers all Centre-State relations when finance sits separately.

No directly related past PYQ was found.