Directive Principles of State Policy Questions and Answers

Q: Which of the following is part of the Directive Principles of State Policies in the Constitution of India ?

The Directive Principle is Equal Pay for Equal Work for both Men and Women.Article 39(d), in Part IV, directs the State to secure equal pay for equal work for both men and women.Freedom of speech and expression (Article 19) and abolition of untouchability (Article 17) are Fundamental Rights, and abiding by the National Anthem is a Fundamental Duty under Article 51A(a).Directive Principles are not enforceable by courts, but Article 37 declares them fundamental in the governance of the country.

Q: Which article of Indian Constitution talks about the Uniform civil code for the citizens?

The Uniform Civil Code is found in Article 44 of the Constitution, a Directive Principle of State Policy in Part IV: the State shall endeavour to secure for the citizens a uniform civil code throughout the territory of India.Article 38 directs the State to promote the welfare of the people by securing a social order, Article 25 guarantees freedom of conscience and the free profession, practice and propagation of religion, and Article 74 provides for the Council of Ministers to aid and advise the President. Only Article 44 mentions a uniform civil code.

Q: Which among the following is correctly matched regarding Directive Principles of State Policy mentioned in Indian Constitution?A. Article , 40:- Organization of village panchayats.B. Article , 42:- Provision for just and humane conditions of work and maternity relief.C. Article , 43:- Living wage, etc., for workers.

All three pairs are correctly matched, so the answer is A, B and C. Article 40 of the Directive Principles directs the State to organise village panchayats, Article 42 provides for just and humane conditions of work and maternity relief, and Article 43 provides for a living wage and decent standard of life for workers.Each of the options that leaves out one or two of the pairs is therefore incomplete: only A, only B, and only B and C each ignore a correct pair.

Q: Equal justice and free legal aid has been discussed in which article of Indian Constitution?

Equal justice and free legal aid are provided for in Article 39A of the Constitution, a Directive Principle inserted by the 42nd Amendment in 1976, which directs the State to secure that the operation of the legal system promotes justice on the basis of equal opportunity and to provide free legal aid.Article 40 deals with the organisation of village panchayats, Article 41 with the right to work, education and public assistance in certain cases, and there is no Article 41C in the Constitution. So only 39A matches the heading.

Q: Which part of the Indian constitution declares India to be welfare state?I) Part IIIII) Part IVIII) Part IXIV) Part VIChoose the correct answer from the options given below

The answer is Part IV only.Part IV of the Constitution, the Directive Principles of State Policy, sets out the goal of a welfare state. Article 38 directs the State to promote the welfare of the people by securing a social order in which social, economic and political justice informs all institutions, and the following articles deal with livelihood, equal pay, public assistance, education and health.Part III contains the Fundamental Rights, Part IX the Panchayats, and Part VI the States, so none of them is the part that declares the welfare-state goal.

The concept of the Directive Principles of State Policy in the Indian Constitution was borrowed from the Constitution of

A.England
B.Switzerland
C.Ireland
D.None of the above

Exam Year(s)

BPSC Exam - 2023, BPSC CDPO - 2023,

Answer: C

The Directive Principles were borrowed from the Constitution of Ireland.

The idea of non-justiciable Directive Principles of State Policy, guidelines for the state that courts cannot enforce, was taken from the Irish Constitution of 1937, which had in turn drawn on the Spanish Constitution. In India they are in Part IV (Articles 36-51).

From Britain India borrowed parliamentary government and the rule of law; Switzerland is not a source of the Directive Principles.

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Which of the following is part of the Directive Principles of State Policies in the Constitution of India ?

A.Freedom of Speech and Expression
B.Abolition of Untouchability
C.Abidance by the National Anthem
D.Equal Pay for Equal Work for both Men and Women

Exam Year(s)

CBSE Assistant Secretary - 2024,

Answer: D

The Directive Principle is Equal Pay for Equal Work for both Men and Women.

Article 39(d), in Part IV, directs the State to secure equal pay for equal work for both men and women.

Freedom of speech and expression (Article 19) and abolition of untouchability (Article 17) are Fundamental Rights, and abiding by the National Anthem is a Fundamental Duty under Article 51A(a).

Directive Principles are not enforceable by courts, but Article 37 declares them fundamental in the governance of the country.

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Which article of Indian Constitution talks about the Uniform civil code for the citizens?

A.Article - 38
B.Article - 25
C.Article - 44
D.Article - 74

Exam Year(s)

DSSSB - 2023,

Answer: C

The Uniform Civil Code is found in Article 44 of the Constitution, a Directive Principle of State Policy in Part IV: the State shall endeavour to secure for the citizens a uniform civil code throughout the territory of India.

Article 38 directs the State to promote the welfare of the people by securing a social order, Article 25 guarantees freedom of conscience and the free profession, practice and propagation of religion, and Article 74 provides for the Council of Ministers to aid and advise the President. Only Article 44 mentions a uniform civil code.

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Who among the following has described Directive Principles as a "Novel Feature" of the Constitution?

A.Sardar swaran singh
B.L.M. Singhvi
C.Dr. Rajendra Prasad
D.Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

Exam Year(s)

DSSSB - 2023,

Answer: D

Dr. B. R. Ambedkar described the Directive Principles of State Policy as a novel feature of the Constitution, in the Constituent Assembly debates, saying that the Directives were instructions to the legislature and the executive on how to exercise their power.

Sardar Swaran Singh chaired the committee that recommended the Forty-second Amendment, L. M. Singhvi was a jurist and diplomat, and Dr. Rajendra Prasad presided over the Constituent Assembly. None of them is the source of this description, so the answer is Ambedkar, as the key also states.

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In which article of Indian constitution provision regarding Saving of laws giving effect to certain directive principles has been described?

A.31 C
B.35 C
C.41
D.51A

Exam Year(s)

DSSSB - 2023,

Answer: A

The saving of laws giving effect to certain Directive Principles is the subject of Article 31C, inserted by the 25th Amendment in 1971. It protects laws made to give effect to the principles in Article 39(b) and (c) from challenge on the ground of inconsistency with Articles 14 and 19.

Article 41 is itself a Directive Principle, on the right to work, education and public assistance, and Article 51A lists the Fundamental Duties. There is no Article 35C on this subject, so only 31C fits.

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Based on the statements and conclusions given below, select the correct option.

Statements:-
I. Protection and improvement of environment and safeguarding of forests and wild life has been discussed in article 48A of Indian constitution.
II. To protect and improve the natural environment including forests, lakes, rivers and wild life, and to have compassion for living creatures has been discussed in article 51A (g) of Indian Constitution.

Conclusions:-
I. Provisions related to environment are not discussed in any part of the Indian Constitution.
II. Provisions related to environment has been discussed in more than one Article of the Indian Constitution.

A.Only Conclusion I follows
B.Only Conclusion II follows
C.Both Conclusion I and Il follows
D.Neither I Nor II Conclusion follow

Exam Year(s)

DSSSB - 2023,

Answer: B

Only Conclusion II follows. The statements show that the Constitution deals with the environment in at least two places, Article 48A, a Directive Principle on protection and improvement of the environment, and Article 51A(g), a Fundamental Duty to protect and improve the natural environment. So the environment is discussed in more than one Article, which is Conclusion II.

Conclusion I, that provisions on the environment are not discussed in any part of the Constitution, is contradicted by both statements, so it does not follow. The options with Conclusion I, both conclusions or neither are therefore wrong.

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Which among the following is correctly matched regarding Directive Principles of State Policy mentioned in Indian Constitution?
A. Article , 40:- Organization of village panchayats.
B. Article , 42:- Provision for just and humane conditions of work and maternity relief.
C. Article , 43:- Living wage, etc., for workers.

A.Only A
B.Only B
C.Only B & C
D.A, B & C

Exam Year(s)

DSSSB - 2023,

Answer: D

All three pairs are correctly matched, so the answer is A, B and C. Article 40 of the Directive Principles directs the State to organise village panchayats, Article 42 provides for just and humane conditions of work and maternity relief, and Article 43 provides for a living wage and decent standard of life for workers.

Each of the options that leaves out one or two of the pairs is therefore incomplete: only A, only B, and only B and C each ignore a correct pair.

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Equal justice and free legal aid has been discussed in which article of Indian Constitution?

A.Article:- 39(A)
B.Article:- 40
C.Article:- 41
D.Article:- 41(C)

Exam Year(s)

DSSSB - 2023,

Answer: A

Equal justice and free legal aid are provided for in Article 39A of the Constitution, a Directive Principle inserted by the 42nd Amendment in 1976, which directs the State to secure that the operation of the legal system promotes justice on the basis of equal opportunity and to provide free legal aid.

Article 40 deals with the organisation of village panchayats, Article 41 with the right to work, education and public assistance in certain cases, and there is no Article 41C in the Constitution. So only 39A matches the heading.

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Which part of the Indian constitution declares India to be welfare state?

I) Part III
II) Part IV
III) Part IX
IV) Part VI

Choose the correct answer from the options given below

A.Only I
B.Only II
C.Only I and III
D.Only I, III and IV

Exam Year(s)

JPSC Civil Services - 2026,

Answer: B

The answer is Part IV only.

Part IV of the Constitution, the Directive Principles of State Policy, sets out the goal of a welfare state. Article 38 directs the State to promote the welfare of the people by securing a social order in which social, economic and political justice informs all institutions, and the following articles deal with livelihood, equal pay, public assistance, education and health.

Part III contains the Fundamental Rights, Part IX the Panchayats, and Part VI the States, so none of them is the part that declares the welfare-state goal.

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10.

Assertion (A) : The Part-III and IV of the Constitution are considered as the conscience of the Constitution.
Reason (R) : The principles contained in the Part-IV are moral precepts and it can be enforceable by Art. 37 of the Constitution.

Select the correct answer code.

A.Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
B.(A) is true but (R) is false
C.(A) is false but (R) is true
D.None of the above

Exam Year(s)

Kerala PSC KAS - 2025,

Answer: B

The Assertion is true but the Reason is false, so the answer is (A) is true but (R) is false.

The Assertion is true: Granville Austin described Parts III and IV, the Fundamental Rights and the Directive Principles, as the conscience of the Constitution.

The Reason is false: Article 37 says the opposite. The Directive Principles in Part IV shall not be enforceable by any court, although they are fundamental in the governance of the country and the State must apply them in making laws. Since the Reason is false, the options saying both are true, or that the Assertion is false, are wrong.

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