Question

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

List I	List II
1.Union of India	A.Prime Minister
2.State	B.Sarpanch
3.Municipal Corporation	C.Governor
4.Gram Panchayat	D.Mayor

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

Answer 1

Hint: India is often referred to as a quasi-federation which means that it has features of both a federation and a union. The federal arrangement created by the Constitution meets the basic normative requirements of federalism. At the same time, it also has certain specific additional and unitary features that make Indian federalism unique. There is a clear cut well-defined division of powers between the Union and state-level governments. This division of power is mentioned in the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution which contains three lists with legislative subjects: Union List, State List and Concurrent List. Furthermore, to ensure decentralisation of power, the 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendments of 1992 provided for institutions of rural and urban local self-governments respectively.

Complete answer: Option A: is incorrect because all the matches in this sequence are incorrect.
Option B: is incorrect although two matches in this sequence 2-C and 3-D are correct.
Option C: is correct. All matches in this sequence are correct. The matches are about elected or constitutional heads of different levels of government. For the Union government, the Prime Minister is the head of government; for the state government, the governor is the constitutional head; for the municipal corporation, the mayor is the elected head; and for gram panchayat, sarpanch is the elected head.
Option D: is incorrect although one match in this sequence 4-B is correct.

Hence, The correct answer is Option C.

Note: Use the elimination method to remove sequences which do not have the correct answer. Start with matching the sequence which you are most confident about. Once you have matched the description in List I to that List II which you are most sure about, see whether it occurs in any sequence. If it does not, it is incorrect. If it only occurs in one sequence, chances are that could be the correct one. Match other items on that sequence to guess the others. If it occurs in more than one sequence, use hit and trial method with other matchings in those sequences to similarly eliminate the incorrect options.