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Directive Principles of State Policy GK Questions & Answers
Part IV of the Indian Constitution (Articles 36 to 51) establishes the Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP), borrowed from the 1937 Constitution of Ireland, which had adapted them from the Spanish Constitution. Article 37 explicitly designates these principles as non-justiciable in courts of law, while declaring them fundamental in the governance of the country and placing an affirmative constitutional obligation on the State to apply them when enacting legislation. Although the constitutional text does not formalize a specific taxonomy, scholars classify them into Socialistic (e.g., Articles 38, 39, 41), Gandhian (e.g., Articles 40, 43, 47, 48), and Liberal-Intellectual categories (e.g., Article 44 on the Uniform Civil Code, Article 45, Article 50 on the separation of judiciary from executive, and Article 51 on international peace).
The legal relationship between Fundamental Rights (Part III) and Directive Principles evolved through landmark Supreme Court jurisprudence. In Champakam Dorairajan (1951), the Court held Fundamental Rights superior; however, in Minerva Mills v. Union of India (1980), the Court established that the Indian Constitution is founded on the bedrock of the balance and harmony between Part III and Part IV.
Article 44 mandates the State to secure for all citizens a Uniform Civil Code throughout the territory of India.
Minerva Mills v. Union of India (1980) affirmed that harmony between Fundamental Rights and DPSPs is part of the basic structure.
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1ID: GK-POL-00605
easyFundamental Rights, DPSP & Fundamental Duties
The Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP), inspired by the Irish Constitution, are enumerated in which Part of the Indian Constitution?
Verified Explanation
Part IV (Articles 36 to 51) contains the Directive Principles of State Policy, which guide the State in establishing a welfare state and socioeconomic democracy.
2ID: GK-POL-00057
easyPreamble, Salient Features & Sources
The concept of "Directive Principles of State Policy" (DPSP) in Part IV of the Indian Constitution was adopted from which country?
Verified Explanation
The Directive Principles of State Policy (Articles 36 to 51) were borrowed from the Constitution of Ireland (1937), which had copied them from the Spanish Constitution.
3ID: GK-POL-00308
easyPreamble & Salient Features
From which country's constitution did the framers of the Indian Constitution borrow the Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP)?
Verified Explanation
The Directive Principles of State Policy contained in Part IV of the Indian Constitution were borrowed from the Irish Constitution (which copied them from Spain).
4ID: GK-POL-00565
mediumPreamble & Salient Features
The feature of 'Directive Principles of State Policy' (Part IV) in the Constitution of India was borrowed from the Constitution of which country?
Verified Explanation
The concept of Directive Principles of State Policy was borrowed from the Irish Constitution of 1937 (which had in turn copied it from the Spanish Constitution).
5ID: GK-POL-00661
hardConstitutional Framework, Preamble & Salient Features
In which landmark ruling did the Supreme Court hold that the Indian Constitution is founded on the balance between Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles, making this balance part of the basic structure?
Verified Explanation
In Minerva Mills Ltd. v. Union of India (1980), Justice Y. V. Chandrachud observed that Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles are two wheels of a chariot and absolute balance between them forms part of the basic structure. The court struck down clauses (4) and (5) of Article 368 inserted by the 42nd Amendment Act (1976).
6ID: GK-POL-00679
hardFundamental Rights, DPSP & Fundamental Duties
Which constitutional amendment inserted Article 31C, protecting laws enacted to implement Directive Principles under Article 39(b) and (c) from challenges under Articles 14 and 19?
Verified Explanation
The 25th Constitutional Amendment Act (1971) introduced Article 31C, which provided that no law giving effect to the Directive Principles specified in Article 39(b) and (c) shall be deemed void on the ground that it is inconsistent with or takes away rights conferred by Article 14 or Article 19.
7ID: GK-POL-00765
hardFundamental Rights, DPSP & Fundamental Duties
Under Article 31C of the Constitution, laws enacted to implement which specific Directive Principles are protected from challenge under Articles 14 and 19?
Verified Explanation
Article 31C, inserted by the 25th Amendment Act 1971 and upheld in Kesavananda Bharati, protects laws giving effect to the Directive Principles specified in Article 39(b) (distribution of material resources) and Article 39(c) (prevention of concentration of wealth) from being voided under Articles 14 and 19.
8ID: GK-POL-00873
mediumFundamental Rights, DPSP & Fundamental Duties
Which Article inserted by the 25th Amendment Act, 1971 protects laws implementing Directive Principles under Article 39(b) and (c) from being challenged under Articles 14 and 19?
Verified Explanation
Article 31C was inserted by the 25th Amendment Act, 1971. It provides immunity to laws giving effect to the Directive Principles in Article 39(b) and (c) against challenges under Article 14 and Article 19, a provision whose core was upheld in Kesavananda Bharati.
9ID: GK-POL-00876
hardFundamental Rights, DPSP & Fundamental Duties
Which landmark judgment ruled that the Constitution is founded on the 'bedrock of balance' between Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles?
Verified Explanation
In Minerva Mills Ltd. v. Union of India (1980), the Supreme Court struck down Section 4 of the 42nd Amendment, holding that giving absolute primacy to Directive Principles over Fundamental Rights destroys the harmony and basic structure of the Constitution.
10ID: GK-POL-00973
mediumFundamental Rights, DPSP & Fundamental Duties
Under Article 31C as upheld in the Kesavananda Bharati case, a law enacted to give effect to the Directive Principles in which articles cannot be challenged on grounds of violating Articles 14 or 19?
Verified Explanation
Inserted by the 25th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1971, Article 31C immunizes laws giving effect to the Directive Principles in Article 39(b) (equitable distribution of material resources) and Article 39(c) (prevention of concentration of wealth) from being declared void under Article 14 or Article 19.
11ID: GK-WPOL-00586
hardWorld Constitutions
The Constitution of India and several Commonwealth constitutions borrowed the concept of 'Directive Principles of State Policy' primarily from the 1937 Constitution of which country?
Verified Explanation
Article 45 of the 1937 Irish Constitution (Bunreacht na hÉireann) set out non-justiciable 'Directive Principles of Social Policy', which directly influenced Part IV of the Constitution of India.
12ID: GK-EDUC-00154
easyRTE Act 2009 & Constitutional Provisions
Which Article in Part IV (Directive Principles of State Policy) of the Constitution of India directs the State to make effective provision for securing the right to work, to education, and to public assistance?
Verified Explanation
Article 41 of the Constitution directs the State, within the limits of its economic capacity and development, to make effective provision for securing the right to work, to education and to public assistance in cases of unemployment, old age, sickness and disablement.
13ID: GK-POL-00527
hardFundamental Rights, DPSP & Fundamental Duties
Article 31C was inserted by the 25th Amendment Act, 1971 to shield laws giving effect to which specific Directive Principles from judicial challenge under Articles 14 and 19?
Verified Explanation
Article 31C protects laws enacted to implement the socio-economic socialist goals of Article 39(b) (distribution of material resources) and Article 39(c) (prevention of concentration of wealth).
14ID: GK-POL-00777
mediumFundamental Rights, DPSP & Fundamental Duties
According to Article 37 of the Constitution of India, what is the precise constitutional characteristic of Directive Principles of State Policy?
Verified Explanation
Article 37 explicitly declares that the provisions contained in Part IV shall not be enforceable by any court, but the principles therein laid down are nevertheless fundamental in the governance of the country and it shall be the duty of the State to apply these principles in making laws.
15ID: GK-POL-00032
mediumPreamble & Constitutional Features
The concept of 'Directive Principles of State Policy' (Part IV) was borrowed from which country's constitution?
Verified Explanation
The Indian Constitution adopted DPSP from the Irish Constitution (which borrowed it from Spain).
16ID: GK-POL-00109
mediumRights Duties
Article 39(b) and Article 39(c) of the Directive Principles of State Policy deal with which critical socialist economic objectives?
Verified Explanation
Articles 39(b) and (c) direct the State to secure ownership of material resources for common good and prevent concentration of wealth.
17ID: GK-POL-00196
hardJudiciary & Supreme Court
In which landmark case did the Supreme Court rule in 1980 that a "harmonious balance between Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles" is an essential part of the Basic Structure of the Constitution?
Verified Explanation
In Minerva Mills (1980), Justice Y. V. Chandrachud observed that the Indian Constitution is founded on the bedrock of the balance between Fundamental Rights (Part III) and DPSPs (Part IV).
18ID: GK-POL-00260
easyUnion Executive & Parliament
Which Article of the Directive Principles of State Policy directs the State to separate the judiciary from the executive in public services?
Verified Explanation
Article 50 provides for the separation of the judiciary from the executive in the public services of the State.
19ID: GK-POL-00427
easyFundamental Rights, DPSP & Fundamental Duties
Which Article under the Directive Principles of State Policy directs the State to secure a Uniform Civil Code for all citizens?
Verified Explanation
Article 44 of the Indian Constitution states that 'The State shall endeavour to secure for the citizens a Uniform Civil Code throughout the territory of India.'
20ID: GK-POL-00493
mediumFundamental Rights, DPSP & Fundamental Duties
Which Article under Directive Principles of State Policy directs the State to secure a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) for citizens throughout India?
Verified Explanation
Article 44 in Part IV of the Constitution declares: 'The State shall endeavour to secure for the citizens a uniform civil code throughout the territory of India.'
21ID: GK-POL-00613
mediumFundamental Rights, DPSP & Fundamental Duties
Which Article in the Directive Principles of State Policy directs the State to endeavour to secure for all citizens a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) throughout the territory of India?
Verified Explanation
Article 44 states: 'The State shall endeavour to secure for the citizens a uniform civil code throughout the territory of India.'
22ID: GK-POL-00647
hardFundamental Rights, DPSP & Fundamental Duties
Article 31C of the Constitution, as upheld in Kesavananda Bharati, gives legal immunity to laws enacted to give effect to the socialist Directive Principles in which clauses of Article 39?
Verified Explanation
Article 31C (inserted by the 25th Amendment Act 1971) shields laws implementing Article 39(b) [distribution of material resources] and 39(c) [prevention of concentration of wealth] from challenge under Articles 14 and 19.
23ID: GK-POL-00673
mediumFundamental Rights, DPSP & Fundamental Duties
The 86th Constitutional Amendment Act of 2002 modified Article 45 of the Directive Principles to provide early childhood care and education for children until they complete what age?
Verified Explanation
Following the insertion of Article 21A as a Fundamental Right for children aged 6 to 14 years, the 86th Amendment substituted Article 45 to direct the State to provide early childhood care and education for all children until they complete the age of six years.
24ID: GK-POL-00772
mediumFundamental Rights, DPSP & Fundamental Duties
Which Article was added to the Directive Principles of State Policy by the 97th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2011, regarding the promotion of co-operative societies?
Verified Explanation
The 97th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2011, inserted Article 43B in Part IV, directing the State to endeavour to promote voluntary formation, autonomous functioning, democratic control, and professional management of co-operative societies.
25ID: GK-POL-00778
hardFundamental Rights, DPSP & Fundamental Duties
In which landmark verdict did the Supreme Court famously observe that 'Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles are two wheels of a chariot' and that the Indian Constitution is founded on their bedrock balance?
Verified Explanation
In Minerva Mills Ltd. v. Union of India (1980), the Supreme Court held that the Indian Constitution is founded on the bedrock of the balance between Part III (Fundamental Rights) and Part IV (DPSPs). Giving absolute primacy to one over the other disturbs the harmony of the Constitution.