Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched ?

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Marked answer — C, Administrative Tribunal — Article 323A. UPPSC's official key treats pair (c) as the odd one out, so on the answer key the correct response is (c). Be aware, however, that as printed pair (c) is actually a CORRECT match: Administrative Tribunals ARE provided for by Article 323A (inserted by the 42nd Amendment, 1976; the Central Administrative Tribunal was created under it by the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985). On the text given, all four pairs check out (Inter-State Council–263, Finance Commission–280, Administrative Tribunal–323A, UPSC–315), which makes the item defective — the intended 'wrong' article in option (c) appears to have been lost in transcription. Learn the four body↔Article mappings (that is the examinable content) and note the key marks (c).

Why the other options are wrong — (a) Correctly matched — Article 263 empowers the President to establish an Inter-State Council — so it is not the 'NOT correctly matched' pair.  (b) Correctly matched — Article 280 provides for a Finance Commission constituted by the President (normally every fifth year) — so it is not the odd one out.  (d) Correctly matched — Article 315 provides for Public Service Commissions for the Union (UPSC) and the States — so it is not the odd one out.

Concept: Constitutional bodies are those expressly created by an Article of the Constitution. Core polity mappings a student must know: Article 263 — Inter-State Council; Article 280 — Finance Commission; Article 315 — UPSC and State PSCs; Article 323A — Administrative Tribunals; Article 324 — Election Commission; Article 148 — CAG; Article 338 / 338A — National Commissions for SCs / STs.

State PCS 2020 Q102 — Polity & Governance PYQ with Answer

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