Which one among the following pairs of level of government and legislative power is not correctly matched ?

The distribution of legislative powers in India is governed by the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution, which divides subjects into three lists: the Union List, the State List, and the Concurrent List [c4, t2]. The Central government has exclusive power to legislate on subjects in the Union List [c1, c4]. State governments have the power to legislate on subjects in the State List [c1, c2]. Both the Central and State governments can legislate on subjects in the Concurrent List, with Central law prevailing in case of conflict [c1, c5]. However, residuary powers—which cover matters not mentioned in any of the three lists—are exclusively vested in the Parliament (Central government) under Article 248 and Entry 97 of the Union List [c5, t6, t7]. Local governments do not possess residuary powers; they are delegated specific powers by state legislatures [c1]. Therefore, the pair 'Local government: Residuary powers' is incorrectly matched.

Sources

1. [1] Geography of India ,Majid Husain, (McGrawHill 9th ed.) > Chapter 15: Regional Development and Planning > 2. The Second-Level or State Level Planning > p. 56
2. [2] Exploring Society:India and Beyond ,Social Science, Class VIII . NCERT(Revised ed 2025) > Chapter 6: The Parliamentary System: Legislature and Executive > Union List, State List, and Concurrent List > p. 155
3. [3] Indian Polity, M. Laxmikanth(7th ed.) > Chapter 15: Centre-State Relations > II Distribution of Legislative Subjects > p. 145
4. [4] Laxmikanth, M. Indian Polity. 7th ed., McGraw Hill. > Chapter 14: Federal System > III Division of Powers > p. 139
5. [5] https://www.mea.gov.in/Images/pdf1/Part11.pdf