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Match the source of law with its description: (P) Custom, (Q) Legislation, (R) Judicial precedent, (S) Conventions. (1) Law made by a competent law-making body, (2) Long-established usage accepted as binding by a community, (3) Past court decisions followed in later similar cases, (4) Unwritten practices followed in governance.

The correct matching is custom with long-established binding usage, legislation with law made by a competent body, judicial precedent with past decisions followed later, and conventions with unwritten governance practices.

  1. AP-2, Q-1, R-3, S-4Correct
  2. BP-1, Q-2, R-3, S-4
  3. CP-2, Q-1, R-4, S-3
  4. DP-3, Q-1, R-2, S-4

Explanation

Custom is a long-established usage accepted as binding (2). Legislation is made by a competent law-making body (1). Judicial precedent means past decisions followed in later cases (3). Conventions are unwritten practices followed in governance (4). The other options swap at least one pair, such as precedent with conventions.

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