RAS question
The UPSC is established under which Article?
Correct answer: (C) Article 315.
Article 315 of the Constitution of India provides for a Public Service Commission for the Union and a Public Service Commission for each State.
Explanation
Article 315 is the establishment provision for Public Service Commissions. Its text says that, subject to the article, there shall be a Public Service Commission for the Union and one for each State. That is why UPSC is linked to Article 315, not to the later article on its duties. The constitutional scheme separates structure from establishment: the Union Commission has a Chairman and other members, appointed by the President, while Article 315 itself supplies the constitutional basis for the Union and State Commissions. For an exam question asking under which article the UPSC is established, the precise answer is therefore Article 315.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Article 324 belongs to the elections chapter and vests the superintendence, direction and control of elections in the Election Commission, not in the UPSC framework.
- (B) Article 312 deals with All-India services and Parliament's role after a Council of States resolution, so it is not the establishment article for UPSC.
- (D) Article 320 lists the duties and consultation functions of the Union and State Public Service Commissions, but it does not establish them.
Concept
This tests the constitutional location of independent recruitment bodies under Part XIV. RAS often asks such article-based questions because governance topics require distinguishing institutions, appointments and functions precisely.