Directive Principles of State Policy: UPSC Previous Year Questions (Polity)
2 previous year UPSC Prelims questions on Directive Principles of State Policy (Polity). Choose an option to see the answer and explanation.
Explanations state facts as of the year each question was asked; words like “recently” refer to that year.
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UPSC 2015Polity · Directive Principles of State Policy
Q1. Consider the following statements regarding the Directive Principles of State Policy: 1. The Principles spell out socio-economic democracy in the country. 2. The provisions contained in these Principles are not enforceable by any court. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Explanation
Statement 1 is correct: The Directive Principles deals with a very comprehensive economic, social and political programme for a modern democratic State. Article 38 deals with the promotion of the welfare of the people by securing and protecting a social order by ensuring social, economic and political justice and by minimising inequalities in income, status, facilities and opportunities. B.R. Ambedkar opined that the Directives have great value because they lay down that the goal of Indian polity is ‘economic democracy’ as distinguished from ‘political democracy’.
Statement 2 is correct: According to Article 37 Directive Principles are not enforceable in any court, but the principles therein laid down are nevertheless fundamental in the governance of the country.
UPSC 2015Polity · Directive Principles of State Policy
Q2. The ideal of ‘Welfare State’ in the Indian Constitution is enshrined in its
Explanation
The Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP) are mentioned under Articles 36 to 51 of the Indian Constitution. The DPSPs have been borrowed from the Constitution of Ireland. It constitutes a comprehensive socio economic and political programme for a modern democratic State. DPSP embodies the concept of a ‘welfare state’. Article 38 (1) states that "The State shall strive to promote the welfare of the people by securing and protecting as effectively as it may a social order in which justice, social, economic and political, shall inform all the institutions of the national life".
Answer key for these questions
Q
UPSC year
Correct answer
1
2015
(c) Both 1 and 2
2
2015
(b) Directive Principles of State Policy
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This page covers 2 previous year UPSC Prelims GS Paper-I questions on Directive Principles of State Policy (Polity), asked from 2002 to 2021. Each has the correct answer and an explanation.
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