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Match the schedule I and II and choose the appropriate answer:
Schedule ISchedule II
i. Republic1. Head of the state is elected by the people
ii. Secular2. State does not recognize any religion as religion of the state
iii. Democracy3. The government which gets authority from the will of the people

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Pin down "Secular" first, since only one description can fit it. Then remember that Republic is about how the head of the State is chosen.
Updated On: Jul 17, 2026
  • i-1, ii-2, iii-3
  • i-1, ii-3, iii-2
  • i-2, ii-3, iii-1
  • i-3, ii-2, iii-1
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The Correct Option is A

Solution and Explanation

Deal with the easiest item first so it clears out options fast. "Secular" is the one term here with a single, unmistakable description waiting for it, number 2, the State recognising no religion as its own. Nothing else in Schedule II comes close. So any option that does not pair ii with 2 can be struck out on sight, which kills options (B) and (C) at once and leaves only (A) and (D) to separate.

  1. i-1, ii-2, iii-3: Correct. Republic is about how the head of the State comes to office, by election and not by birth, which is description 1. Secular is the State having no religion of its own, description 2. Democracy is government drawing its authority from the will of the people, description 3.
  2. i-1, ii-3, iii-2: Gets Republic right but then hands Secular the meaning of popular authority and Democracy the meaning of no State religion. Both mismatches are obvious once ii is tested.
  3. i-2, ii-3, iii-1: Every item lands in the wrong place. Republic becomes the absence of a State religion, which has nothing to do with the word.
  4. i-3, ii-2, iii-1: The real contender, since it gets Secular right and only swaps Republic and Democracy. But the swap fails on the definitions. A republic is defined by the office of the head of the State being elective rather than hereditary, so it takes description 1. Democracy is defined by the source of the government's authority, the will of the people, so it takes description 3.

So option (A) is the answer. The point that separates the last two words is worth holding on to. Britain is a democracy but not a republic, because it has a hereditary monarch as head of State. India is both, because the President is elected and the government answers to the people.

Let's summarize:

  • Republic points to an elected, non-hereditary head of the State.
  • Secular means the State has no religion of its own and treats all faiths alike.
  • Democracy means the government's authority flows from the will of the people.
  • A country can be a democracy without being a republic, as Britain is.

The matching therefore is i-1, ii-2, iii-3, which makes option (A) correct.

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