Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List-I (Institution) A) Controller and Auditor General of India B) Finance Commission C) Administrative Tribunal D) Union Public Service Commission List-II ( Articles) 1 ) Article 315 2 ) Article 280 3 ) Article 148 4 ) Article 323 (A)

Each body maps to one article, and the match is clean once you know where each sits in the Constitution. CAG maps to Article 148, which deals with the office, oath and tenure of the Comptroller and Auditor General. Finance Commission maps to Article 280, which requires the President to constitute it to recommend Centre-state tax sharing and grants-in-aid. Administrative Tribunals map to Article 323A, inserted by the 42nd Amendment in 1976, which lets Parliament set up tribunals for public service matters. UPSC maps to Article 315, which provides for a Union Public Service Commission and a State Public Service Commission for each state.

So the correct sequence is A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1, which is option A.

• Option B pairs Administrative Tribunal with Article 280 and Finance Commission with Article 323A, both wrong.
• Option C gives Article 315 to the CAG and Article 148 to UPSC, which is reversed.
• Option D assigns Article 323A to UPSC and Article 315 to the Finance Commission, so it fails on both counts.

Core concept: the constitutional provisions for independent constitutional and statutory bodies. This recurs in Mains on institutional autonomy and fiscal federalism.

Trap: confusing Article 315 (UPSC) with Article 323A (tribunals), since both sit in the public service context, and mixing up Article 280 with Article 148.