AI-generated practice question — model-generated for extra practice, not a previous-year CBSE board question.
(A) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
Education is a Concurrent List subject; States can legislate on it. Since no Central law requires prior approval for State textbooks, State action is valid. R correctly explains A.
The key principle is: on Concurrent List subjects, both Parliament and State Legislatures can make laws. A State law stands unless it conflicts with an existing Central law. Since no Central law mandates Union approval before a State introduces school textbooks, the State is free to do so. R directly explains why A is true — making option (A) correct. Students often confuse Concurrent List powers thinking States always need Union permission; that is only when there is a direct conflict with a Central law.