Match the List I with List II and select the correct answer from the code given below: List I [States] A) Gujarat B) Karnataka C) Kerala D) Odisha List II [No. of members in Rajya sabha] 1) 9 2) 11 3) 12 4) 10

The correct match is A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4, which is option C. Rajya Sabha seat allocation to states is fixed by the Fourth Schedule under Article 80, and these figures are still valid today.

• Gujarat (A) has 11 seats, so A-2.
• Karnataka (B) has 12 seats, so B-3.
• Kerala (C) has 9 seats, so C-1.
• Odisha (D) has 10 seats, so D-4.

Why the other options fail: Option A gives Gujarat 9 and Karnataka 10, both wrong. Option B gives Gujarat 12 and Kerala 11, both wrong. Option D gives Karnataka 11 and Kerala 12, both wrong. Only option C matches all four states.

This is a memory-based question under the Fourth Schedule. The Mains angle is how population-based representation in the Council of States reflects federal balance, which links to the Fourth Schedule and Article 80 in polity and governance answers.

Trap: Aspirants often match one or two states correctly and guess the rest. Kerala's 9 is easily confused with Gujarat's 11 or Odisha's 10, so check each state independently.