Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes…
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Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I (Commissions and Committees) | List – II (Year) |
|---|---|
(a) First Administrative Reforms Commission | (i) 2005 |
(b) Paul H. Appleby Committee I | (ii) 1962 |
(c) K. Santhanam Committee | (iii) 1966 |
(d) Second Administrative Reforms Commission | (iv) 1953 |
Codes: (a) (b) (c) (d)
Answer: B. (iii) (iv) (ii) (i) — ConceptIn a match-the-lists question, each item in the first list must be paired with its historically established value in the second list. The resulting…
- A.
(i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
- B.
(iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
- C.
(iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
- D.
(ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
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Correct answer: B
Concept
In a match-the-lists question, each item in the first list must be paired with its historically established value in the second list.
The resulting sequence is compared with the offered codes; the sequence itself, not an option position, determines the answer.
Application
The First Administrative Reforms Commission was constituted in 1966, so (a) pairs with (iii).
Paul H. Appleby submitted his first report on Indian public administration in 1953, so (b) pairs with (iv).
The Committee on Prevention of Corruption under K. Santhanam was constituted in 1962, so (c) pairs with (ii).
The Second Administrative Reforms Commission was constituted in 2005, so (d) pairs with (i).
Cross-check
Commission or committee | Year | List-II code |
|---|---|---|
First Administrative Reforms Commission | 1966 | (iii) |
Paul H. Appleby, first report | 1953 | (iv) |
K. Santhanam Committee | 1962 | (ii) |
Second Administrative Reforms Commission | 2005 | (i) |
Reading the pairs in the fixed order (a), (b), (c), (d) gives (iii), (iv), (ii), (i). Each year is used exactly once, so the mapping is internally consistent.
Therefore, the required code is (iii) (iv) (ii) (i).