Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched ?
- (a)Interstate Council — Article 263
- (b)Finance Commission — Article 280
- (c)Administrative Tribunal — Article 323A
- (d)Union Public Service Commission — Article 315
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).
- (a)Interstate Council — Article 263 — Correctly matched — Article 263 empowers the President to establish an Inter-State Council — so it is not the 'NOT correctly matched' pair.
- (b)Finance Commission — Article 280 — 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)Union Public Service Commission — Article 315 — Correctly matched — Article 315 provides for Public Service Commissions for the Union (UPSC) and the States — so it is not the odd one out.
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.
In a 'NOT correctly matched' item you hunt for the single wrong pairing. Here every pairing is factually right, so the honest reading is that the printed question is flawed; UPPSC's key nonetheless marks (c). The durable takeaway is the article numbers, not the flawed elimination.
- Article 263 — Inter-State Council (established by Presidential order; created 1990 on the Sarkaria Commission's advice)
- Article 280 — Finance Commission (constituted by the President, normally every fifth year)
- Article 315 — Public Service Commissions for the Union (UPSC) and the States (SPSC)
- Article 323A — Administrative Tribunals (added by the 42nd Amendment, 1976; CAT set up in 1985)
Key marks (c) as the odd one out — but as printed all four pairs are correct (Administrative Tribunals are indeed under Art 323A), so the item is defective.
- Confusing Article 323A (Administrative Tribunals) with 323B (tribunals for other matters)
- Assuming every commission has an Article — CVC, NHRC and CIC do not
- Mixing Article 315 (existence of PSCs) with Article 320 (functions of PSCs)
UPSC and UPPSC test this as 'match the body with its Article' or 'which pair is NOT correctly matched' — memorise the article numbers of constitutional bodies.
Which one among the following commissions was set up in pursuance of a definite provision under an Article of the Constitution of India?
- (a) University Grants Commission
- (b) National Human Rights Commission
- (c) Election Commission
- (d) Central Vigilance Commission
Answer(c) Election Commission
Same concept — identifying which bodies owe their existence to a definite constitutional Article. The Election Commission (Art 324) is constitutional, exactly the body↔Article knowledge this UPPSC 'NOT correctly matched' item tests.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Which Article of the Constitution provides for the Finance Commission?
- (a)Article 263
- (b)Article 280
- (c)Article 315
- (d)Article 324
Answer(b) Article 280 — the President constitutes a Finance Commission under it.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Administrative Tribunals in India are provided for under which Article, inserted by the 42nd Amendment?
- (a)Article 323A
- (b)Article 323B
- (c)Article 312
- (d)Article 311
Answer(a) Article 323A — the basis for the Central Administrative Tribunal (1985).