Article of The Constitution

Total Questions: 28

21. Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2020]

(a) Interstate Council - Article 263
(b) Finance Commission - Article 280
(c) Administrative Tribunal - Article 323A
(d) Union Public Service Commission - Article 315

Correct Answer: (c) Administrative Tribunal - Article 323A

Solution:All the options in question are correctly matched. The correct matched order is as follows:

(a) Interstate Council	Article 263
(b) Finance Commission	Article 280
(c) Administrative Tribunal	Article 323A
(d) Union Public Service Commission	Article 315

Note: Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission has given the answer to this question as option (c). Therefore, this question is worth to be excluded from the evaluation.

22. Match List-I with List-11 and choose the correct answer using the code given below the lists: [U.P R.O/A.R.O. (Pre) 2023]

List-I	List-II
A. Article-26	1. Administration of Union Territories
B. Article-40	2. Secretariat of Parliament
C. Article-98	3. Freedom to manage religious affairs
D. Article-239	4. Organization of Village Panchayats

(a) A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1
(b) A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
(c) A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2
(d) A-3, B-1, C-2, D-4

Correct Answer: (a) A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1

Solution:Correct Match is following:

List-I	List-II
Article-26	Freedom to manage religious affairs
Article-40	Organization of Village Panchayats
Article-98	Secretariat of Parliament
Article-239	Administration of Union Territories

23. Which one of the following is matched correctly- [U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2002, U.P. Lower Sub. (Spl) (Pre) 2002 ]

(a) Article 17 - Equality before Law
(b) Article 78 - Establishment of Parliament
(c) Article 192 - Salaries and Allowances of Parliament Members
(d) Article 352 - Proclamation of Emergency

Correct Answer: (d) Article 352 - Proclamation of Emergency

Solution:The proclamation of Emergency is provided in the Article 352, so option (d) is correctly matched. While Article 17 is related to the Abolition of untouchability; Article 78 is related to the duties of Prime Minister regarding furnishing information to the President and Article 192 is related to the decision on the questions of disqualification of members of the House of the Legislature of a State.

24. Match List- with List-II and select the correct answer by using the code given below: [R.A.S/R.T.S. (Pre) 2013]

List-I (Articles of Constitution)	List-II (Provision)
A. 215	(1) Transfer of Judge from one High Court to another
B. 222	(ii) Powers of superintendence over all courts by the High Court
C. 226	(iii) Power of High Court to issue certain writs
D. 227	(iv) High Court to be court of Record

Code :
	A	B	C	D
(a)	(iv)	(i)	(iii)	(ii)
(b)	(ii)	(i)	(iii)	(iv)
(c)	(i)	(iv)	(iii)	(ii)
(d)	(iv)	(ii)	(iii)	(i)

(a) (iv), (i), (iii), (ii)
(b) (ii), (i), (iii), (iv)
(c) (i), (iv), (iii), (ii)
(d) (iv), (ii), (iii), (i)

Correct Answer: (a) (iv), (i), (iii), (ii)

Solution:The matched order of List-I and II is as follows:

List-I (Articles of Constitution)	List-II (Provision)
Article 215	High Courts to be Courts of Record
Article 222	Transfer of Judges from one High Court to another High Court
Article 226	Write Jurisdiction of High Courts
Article 227	High Court's power of superintendence over all Courts

25. Under which Article of the Indian Constitution there is provision for the High Courts for Union Territories? [U.P. RO/AR.O. (Mains) 2016]

(a) Article 240
(b) Article 241
(c) Article 242
(d) Article 239

Correct Answer: (b) Article 241

Solution:The Part 8 of the Indian Constitution deals with The Union Territories. The important provisions in it are-

List-I (Articles of Constitution)	List-II (Provision)
Article 239	Administration of Union Territories
Article 240	Power of President to make regulations for certain Union Territories
Article 241	High Courts for Union Territories
Article 242	Omitted/Repealed

26. Match List-l with List-11 and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists: [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2015]

List-I	List-II
A. Article 76	1. Comptroller and Auditor General of India
B. Article 148	2. Jurisdiction of Supreme Court
C. Article 75(1)	3. Attorney General of India
D. Article 131	4. Appointment of Union Ministers

Code :
	A	B	C	D
(a)	1	2	3	4
(b)	3	1	4	2
(c)	4	1	2	3
(d)	2	3	4	1

(a) 1, 2, 3, 4
(b) 3, 1, 4, 2
(c) 4, 1, 2, 3
(d) 2, 3, 4, 1

Correct Answer: (b) 3, 1, 4, 2

Solution:The matched order is as follows:

List-I	List-II
A. Article 76	Attorney General of India
B. Article 148	Comptroller and Auditor General of India
C. Article 75(1)	Appointment of Union Ministers
D. Article 131	Original Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court

27. Match List-I with List-Il and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2015]

List- I (Provision under the Constitution)	List- II (Article number)
A. Equality before Law	1. Article 42
B. Right to Work	2. Article 45
C. Just and Humane conditions of work	3. Article 14
D. Free and Compulsory Education for Children	4. Article 41

Code :
	A	B	C	D
(a)	1	2	3	4
(b)	3	4	1	2
(c)	2	1	4	3
(d)	4	3	1	2

(a) 1, 2, 3, 4
(b) 3, 4, 1, 2
(c) 2, 1, 4, 3
(d) 4, 3, 1, 2

Correct Answer: (b) 3, 4, 1, 2

Solution:The matched list is as follows:

List- I (Provision under the Constitution)	List- II (Article number)
A. Equality before Law	Article 14
B. Right to Work	Article 41
C. Just and Humane conditions of work	Article 42
D. Free and Compulsory Education for Children	Article 45

Note: The Provision of Free and Compulsory education for children was originally mentioned in Article 45 under the Directive Principles of State Policy, but by the 86th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2002 it has been included as a Fundamental Right under Article 21 A and in Article 45 it has been replaced by the provision for early childhood care and education to children below the age of six years.

28. Which one of the following is not correctly matched? [M.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 2018]

(a) 371 A - Nagaland
(b) 371 B - Assam
(c) 371 C - Meghalaya
(d) 371 D - Andhra Pradesh

Correct Answer: (c) 371 C - Meghalaya

Solution:Article 371 C-Special provisions with respect to the state of Manipur, and not Meghalaya.

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