Previous Year Question
Which one of the following is NOT correctly matched?
Fundamental Duties — Part IV A
The States — Part VI
Attorney General of India — Part XIII
Services under the Union and States — Part XIV
Correct Answer: C
Detailed Solution
The correct answer is option (c), because the Attorney-General of India is provided for in Part V, not Part XIII.
Option (a) is correctly matched. Part IVA of the Constitution deals with Fundamental Duties. Article 51A contains the Fundamental Duties of citizens. Part IVA was inserted by the 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1976.
Option (b) is correctly matched. Part VI — The States deals with the constitutional governmental structure of the States. It contains provisions concerning the Governor, State Legislature, Council of Ministers and High Courts, among others.
Option (c) is NOT correctly matched. The Attorney-General for India is provided for under Article 76 in Part V — The Union. The Attorney-General is appointed by the President and must possess the qualifications required for appointment as a Judge of the Supreme Court. Part XIII, instead, deals with Trade, Commerce and Intercourse within the Territory of India.
Option (d) is correctly matched. Part XIV — Services under the Union and the States contains provisions beginning with Article 308 concerning civil services under the Union and the States and All India Services.
Thus, the key association is—Fundamental Duties → Part IVA; States → Part VI; Attorney-General → Part V, Article 76; Services under Union and States → Part XIV.