Which one of the following pairs (Schedule - Subjects) is not correctly matched?

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Correct — B. The pair 'Ninth Schedule – Allocation of seats in the Council of States' is NOT correctly matched. Allocation of seats in the Rajya Sabha (Council of States) to States and Union Territories is contained in the FOURTH Schedule. The Ninth Schedule — added by the 1st Constitutional Amendment, 1951 — is a list of laws (mainly land-reform Acts) placed beyond judicial review under Article 31B. Since the question asks for the pair that is NOT correctly matched, (b) is the answer.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) Correctly matched — the Third Schedule prescribes the forms of oaths and affirmations for constitutional office-holders — so it is not the odd pair.  (c) Correctly matched — the Eighth Schedule lists the official languages (currently 22) — so it is not the answer.  (d) Correctly matched — the Tenth Schedule (52nd Amendment, 1985) contains the anti-defection provisions — so it is not the odd pair.

Concept: The Constitution of India has 12 Schedules, each attached to specific Articles. Frequently tested pairs: First (States & territories), Second (salaries), Third (oaths/affirmations), Fourth (Rajya Sabha seat allocation), Seventh (Union/State/Concurrent Lists), Eighth (22 languages), Ninth (laws immune from judicial review, Art 31B), Tenth (anti-defection). The trap here swaps the Fourth Schedule's job onto the Ninth.

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