The Union Government can give directions to the State Governments ........

Indian Polity (Easy) Centre - State Relations

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The Union Government can give directions to the State Governments:

Only with regard to subjects in the Union List

Only with regard to subject in the Concurrent List

Even with regard to the subjects in the State List

None of the above

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Explanation:

Articles 245 to 255 in Part XI deals with different aspects of legislative relations between centre and states. These include:

Territorial jurisdiction of laws made by the Parliament and by the Legislatures of States.
Distribution of legislative subjects
Power of parliament to legislate with respect to a matter in the State List
Centre's control state legislation

It is further stipulated under Article 246 of the Constitution that if the state government fails to endorse the laws passed by the Parliament within its jurisdiction, the union government can issue directions to the states to ensure their compliance. Hence option 3rd is correct.