Q20 · UPPSC Prelims 2020 · Set A · General Studies

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Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.List IList IIA. Indian Arm Act1. 1876B. Royal Title Act2. 1878C. Indian High Court Act3. 1869D. Indian Divorce Act4. 1861Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.Code: A B C D

A 2 3 1 4
B 3 1 2 4
C 1 2 3 4
D 2 1 4 3

Correct answer: (d) 2 1 4 3

Explanation

  1. A

    2 3 1 4

    (a) 2 3 1 4. Gives Royal Titles Act 1869 and High Courts 1876. Royal Titles is 1876 (Empress of India); High Courts Act is 1861.

  2. B

    3 1 2 4

    (b) 3 1 2 4. Opens the Arms Act in 1869. The Indian Arms Act is 1878, after 1857 controls.

  3. C

    1 2 3 4

    (c) 1 2 3 4. Straight 1876–78–69–61 order mismatches every pairing.

  4. D

    2 1 4 3

    (d) 2 1 4 3. Indian Arms Act 1878 (2), Royal Titles Act 1876 (1), Indian High Courts Act 1861 (4), Indian Divorce Act 1869 (3). Official key.

Summary. Official key is (d) 2 1 4 3. Arms Act 1878, Royal Titles Act 1876 (Victoria as Kaisar-i-Hind), High Courts Act 1861 (Calcutta, Bombay, Madras), Divorce Act 1869. Any code that dates High Courts to 1876 or Arms to 1869 fails. Only (d) hits all four years.