Match List - I with List - II and choose the correct answer using the code given below the lists :List - IList - II(A) Tribal Advisory Council(1) Second Schedule(B) Allocation of seats in Council of States(2) Fifth Schedule(C) Languages(3) Fourth Schedule(D) Provisions related to the Judges of Supreme Court and High Courts(4) Eighth Schedule

The correct matching is (A)-(2), (B)-(3), (C)-(4), (D)-(1).Tribal Advisory Councils are provided for in the Fifth Schedule, which deals with Scheduled Areas.The allocation of Rajya Sabha (Council of States) seats to states is in the Fourth Schedule.The recognised languages are listed in the Eighth Schedule.Salaries and related provisions for Supreme Court and High Court judges are in the Second Schedule.Option (a) simply lists the schedules in order, and the others misplace the Fourth and Eighth Schedules.

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Q: Which one of the following pairs (Provision in the Constitution and its source) is not correctly matched ?

The pair not correctly matched is Directive Principles of State Policy - South Africa.The Directive Principles were borrowed from the Constitution of Ireland. South Africa supplied the procedure for amending the Constitution and the election of members of the Rajya Sabha.The other pairs are the standard ones: the parliamentary system from Britain, Fundamental Rights from the USA (Bill of Rights), and Fundamental Duties from the former USSR.

Q: Consider the following statements :(1) According to the Constitution of India, the Union Parliament and the State Legislature are sovereign.(2) The Supreme Court has the power to declare a law unconstitutional if it is against the provisions of the Constitution.Select the correct answer from the code given below :

Only statement (2) is correct, so the answer is Only (2) is correct.Under India's Constitution neither Parliament nor the state legislatures are sovereign: their powers are limited by the division of subjects in the Seventh Schedule, by the Fundamental Rights, and by the basic structure doctrine. Sovereignty in this sense belongs to the Constitution, unlike Britain's sovereign Parliament.Through judicial review (Articles 13, 32 and others), the Supreme Court can declare a law void if it violates the Constitution, so statement (2) is correct.

71.

Which one of the following pairs (Provision in the Constitution and its source) is not correctly matched ?

A.Parliamentary System - Britain
B.Fundamental Rights - USA
C.Fundamental Duties - USSR
D.Directive Principles of State Policy - South Africa

Exam Year(s)

UKPSC Lower PCS - 2025,

Answer: D

The pair not correctly matched is Directive Principles of State Policy - South Africa.

The Directive Principles were borrowed from the Constitution of Ireland. South Africa supplied the procedure for amending the Constitution and the election of members of the Rajya Sabha.

The other pairs are the standard ones: the parliamentary system from Britain, Fundamental Rights from the USA (Bill of Rights), and Fundamental Duties from the former USSR.

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72.

Match List - I with List - II and choose the correct answer using the code given below the lists :

List - I	List - II
(A) Tribal Advisory Council	(1) Second Schedule
(B) Allocation of seats in Council of States	(2) Fifth Schedule
(C) Languages	(3) Fourth Schedule
(D) Provisions related to the Judges of Supreme Court and High Courts	(4) Eighth Schedule

A.(A)-(1), (B)-(2), (C)-(3), (D)-(4)
B.(A)-(4), (B)-(3), (C)-(2), (D)-(1)
C.(A)-(2), (B)-(4), (C)-(1), (D)-(3)
D.(A)-(2), (B)-(3), (C)-(4), (D)-(1)

Exam Year(s)

UKPSC Lower PCS - 2025,

Answer: D

The correct matching is (A)-(2), (B)-(3), (C)-(4), (D)-(1).

Tribal Advisory Councils are provided for in the Fifth Schedule, which deals with Scheduled Areas.
The allocation of Rajya Sabha (Council of States) seats to states is in the Fourth Schedule.
The recognised languages are listed in the Eighth Schedule.
Salaries and related provisions for Supreme Court and High Court judges are in the Second Schedule.

Option (a) simply lists the schedules in order, and the others misplace the Fourth and Eighth Schedules.

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73.

Consider the following statements :

(1) According to the Constitution of India, the Union Parliament and the State Legislature are sovereign.
(2) The Supreme Court has the power to declare a law unconstitutional if it is against the provisions of the Constitution.

Select the correct answer from the code given below :

A.Only (1) is correct.
B.Only (2) is correct.
C.Both (1) & (2) are correct.
D.Neither (1) nor (2) is correct.

Exam Year(s)

UKPSC Lower PCS - 2025,

Answer: B

Only statement (2) is correct, so the answer is Only (2) is correct.

Under India's Constitution neither Parliament nor the state legislatures are sovereign: their powers are limited by the division of subjects in the Seventh Schedule, by the Fundamental Rights, and by the basic structure doctrine. Sovereignty in this sense belongs to the Constitution, unlike Britain's sovereign Parliament.

Through judicial review (Articles 13, 32 and others), the Supreme Court can declare a law void if it violates the Constitution, so statement (2) is correct.

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