Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists — List-I:

(A) Article-324

(B) Article-315

(C) Article-280

(D) Article-338; List-II:

(1) National Commission for Scheduled Castes

(2) Finance Commission

(3) Public Service Commission

(4) Election Commission

Question

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Correct — D, A-(4), B-(3), C-(2), D-(1). Article 324 provides for the Election Commission → (4); Article 315 provides for the Public Service Commissions (Union and State) → (3); Article 280 provides for the Finance Commission → (2); Article 338 provides for the National Commission for Scheduled Castes → (1). Only option (d) matches all four.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) Wrong — it makes Article 324 the SC Commission and Article 280 the Election Commission, whereas Article 324 is the Election Commission and Article 280 is the Finance Commission.  (b) Wrong on A, B and C — it makes Article 324 the Public Service Commission and Article 315 the Finance Commission, but Article 324 = Election Commission and Article 315 = Public Service Commission.  (c) Wrong — it mislabels Article 324 as the PSC and Article 338 as the Election Commission, whereas Article 324 = Election Commission and Article 338 = National Commission for Scheduled Castes.

Concept: Several constitutional bodies are created by specific Articles: Article 280 (Finance Commission), Article 315 (Union and State Public Service Commissions), Article 324 (Election Commission of India) and Article 338 (National Commission for Scheduled Castes). Knowing the Article-to-body mapping is core polity.

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