In context of Articles of the Constitution given below, match List – I with…
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In context of Articles of the Constitution given below, match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the code given below.
List – I (Article) | List – II (Body/Post) |
A. Article 148 | 1. Election Commission of India |
B. Article 280 | 2. Comptroller and Auditor General of India |
C. Article 315 | 3. Finance Commission |
D. Article 324 | 4. Union Public Service Commission |
Answer: D. A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1 — Several constitutional bodies are not established by a general provision but by one specific, dedicated Article — the audit authority, the fiscal-devolution…
- A.
A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3
- B.
A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1
- C.
A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3
- D.
A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1
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Correct answer: D
Several constitutional bodies are not established by a general provision but by one specific, dedicated Article — the audit authority, the fiscal-devolution authority, the recruitment authority, and the election-management authority each trace back to a single named Article. A matching item like this tests exactly that one-to-one Article-to-body correspondence.
Matching each Article to the body it creates, along with its core constitutional function:
Article | Constitutional Body | Core Function |
|---|---|---|
Article 148 | Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) | Audits the accounts of the Union and of every State |
Article 280 | Finance Commission | Recommends the distribution of tax revenue between the Union and the States |
Article 315 | Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) | Conducts recruitment examinations for All-India and Central Civil Services |
Article 324 | Election Commission of India (ECI) | Superintends, directs, and controls the conduct of elections |
Each function is unique to one body: only Article 148 deals with government audit, only Article 280 deals with recommending Centre–State tax devolution, only Article 315 deals with civil-service recruitment, and only Article 324 deals with conducting elections — so no other pairing of these four Articles and four bodies is constitutionally consistent.
Matching A, B, C, D to their bodies gives A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1.