Residuary powers in the Indian Constitution have been assigned to – (1) Union Parliament only (2) State Legislatures only (3) Both Union parliament and State Legislatures (4) None of the above

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(1) Union Parliament only Explanation: Article 248 of Indian constitution vests the residuary power, i.e., the power to legislate with respect to any matter not enumerated in any one of the three lists in the union legislatures. It has been left to the courts to determine finally as to whether a particular matter falls under the residuary, power or not.

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