Which one of the following is NOT correctly matched?
- (a)Fundamental Duties — Part IVA
- (b)The States — Part VI
- (c)Attorney General of India — Part XIII
- (d)Services under the Union and States — Part XIV
Correct — C, Attorney General of India — Part XIII. This pairing is wrong: the Attorney General of India is dealt with in Part V (The Union) under Article 76, not Part XIII. Part XIII actually covers 'Trade, Commerce and Intercourse within the Territory of India' (Articles 301-307). The other three pairs are correct — Fundamental Duties in Part IV-A (Article 51-A), The States in Part VI, and Services under the Union and States in Part XIV — so the incorrectly matched pair is (c).
- (a)Fundamental Duties — Part IVA — Correctly matched: Fundamental Duties (Article 51-A) were added as Part IV-A by the 42nd Amendment, 1976 — so this pair is right and is not the 'not correctly matched' answer.
- (b)The States — Part VI — Correctly matched: Part VI (Articles 152-237) is titled 'The States' and covers the State executive, legislature and judiciary — right, so not the answer.
- (d)Services under the Union and States — Part XIV — Correctly matched: Part XIV (Articles 308-323) deals with Services under the Union and the States and the Public Service Commissions — right, so not the answer.
The Constitution is divided into Parts, each holding a block of related Articles, and knowing which subject sits in which Part is a polity staple. The catch here is the Attorney General: as the Union's chief law officer, the AG is placed in Part V (The Union), Article 76 — not in Part XIII, which concerns inter-State trade and commerce.
A spot-the-wrong-pair item: three pairs are textbook-correct, so you must know the exception. The reliable elimination is the Attorney General — a Union executive office under Part V/Article 76; anyone who recalls Part XIII as the 'freedom of trade and commerce' block flags (c) at once.
- Part IV-A — Fundamental Duties (Article 51-A; added by 42nd Amendment, 1976)
- Part VI — The States (Articles 152-237)
- Part XIII — Trade, Commerce and Intercourse within India (Articles 301-307)
- Attorney General — Part V, Article 76 (NOT Part XIII); Part XIV — Services under the Union and States
Only the Attorney General pairing is wrong → answer (c).
- Assuming the AG, being a legal office, sits with the judiciary or a 'trade' part rather than Part V (The Union)
- Confusing Part XIII (trade/commerce) with anything about the Attorney General
Subject-to-Part (or Article) matching — the planted error is usually a topic/office placed in a plausible-but-wrong Part; verify the exception.
Consider the following statements about the Attorney General of India: I. He is appointed by the President of India. II. He must have the same qualifications as are required for a Judge of the Supreme Court. III. He must be a member of either House of Parliament. IV. He can be removed by impeachment by Parliament. Which of these statements are correct?
- (a) I and II
- (b) I and III
- (c) II, III and IV
- (d) III and IV
Answer(a) I and II
Same concept — the constitutional office of the Attorney General of India (Part V, Article 76); Q110's error is placing the AG in Part XIII instead of Part V.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The Attorney General of India is provided for under which Article of the Constitution?
- (a)Article 76
- (b)Article 148
- (c)Article 324
- (d)Article 280
Answer(a) Article 76 — in Part V (The Union).
- practice — not a real PYQ
Fundamental Duties are enumerated in which Part of the Constitution?
- (a)Part III
- (b)Part IV
- (c)Part IV-A
- (d)Part XV
Answer(c) Part IV-A — Article 51-A, added by the 42nd Amendment, 1976.