UPSC is a Constitutional Body to conduct examinations for appointments to the services of the Union and the services of the State, respectively, under Article ________.

Correct — D. Article 320 is headed 'Functions of Public Service Commissions'.

Its first clause makes it the duty of the Union and the State Public Service Commissions to conduct examinations for appointments to the services of the Union and the services of the State respectively.

The stem is that clause almost word for word, and 'respectively' is the tell — it is pairing the Union commission with Union services and the State commission with State services.

Why the others are wrong

• (a)
  332 — Article 332 reserves seats for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the Legislative Assemblies of the States. It is about representation, not recruitment.
• (b)
  328 — Article 328 lets a State Legislature make provision for elections to that Legislature. It sits in the elections Part of the Constitution, not in the Part on services.
• (c)
  324 — Article 324 vests superintendence, direction and control of elections in the Election Commission. Both bodies are constitutional, but the Election Commission runs elections, not recruitment examinations.

The Public Service Commissions sit in Part XIV of the Constitution, on services under the Union and the States.

Article 315 creates them — one Public Service Commission for the Union and one for each State.

Article 316 deals with the appointment and term of members, and Article 320 lists their functions, the duty to conduct examinations coming first.

Hold that split. A question asking which Article provides for the UPSC wants 315; a question asking which Article makes it conduct examinations wants 320.

Key facts

• Article 320 lays down the functions of the Union and State Public Service Commissions, including conducting examinations for appointments.
• Article 315 provides for a Public Service Commission for the Union and one for each State.
• Articles 315 to 323 form the Public Service Commission group in Part XIV of the Constitution.
• Article 324 vests control of elections in the Election Commission and Article 148 provides for the Comptroller and Auditor-General.

Common traps

• Choosing 324 because the UPSC and the Election Commission are both constitutional bodies.
• Reading 'respectively' as pointing to two Articles rather than to two Commissions.

No directly related past PYQ was found.