RAS question
Which Article provides for the creation of All-India Services?
Correct answer: (B) Article 312.
Article 312 of the Constitution of India provides for the creation of All-India Services common to the Union and the States.
Explanation
Article 312 is the operative provision because it specifically deals with All-India Services. The official Constitution text says that, if the Council of States declares by a resolution supported by at least two-thirds of the members present and voting that it is necessary or expedient in the national interest, Parliament may by law provide for the creation of one or more All-India Services common to the Union and the States. That matches the exam explanation: the Rajya Sabha trigger comes first, and Parliament then creates the service. The existing All-India Services named in the explanation are the IAS, IPS and IFoS, making Article 312 the only option tied directly to their creation.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Article 315 deals with Public Service Commissions for the Union and the States, not with creating All-India Services.
- (C) Article 310 deals with the tenure of persons serving the Union or a State, so it concerns service tenure rather than the creation of All-India Services.
- (D) Article 309 concerns recruitment and conditions of service for persons serving the Union or a State, but it does not provide the Article 312 mechanism for creating All-India Services.
Concept
This tests the constitutional framework for civil services, especially the distinction between recruitment, tenure, service commissions and creation of All-India Services. It recurs in RAS because Centre-State administrative design is a core governance theme.