Q20. Which Directive Principle of State Policy falls under socialistic principles?
[Delhi Police Constable (Executive), 21 November 2023, Shift 2]
- Protection of the environment and safeguarding forests and wildlife
- Prohibition of intoxicating drinks and drugs
- Equal pay for equal work for men and women
- Promotion of co-operative societies
Answer: (C) Equal pay for equal work for men and women
Explanation: Article 39(d) requires the State to direct policy towards equal pay for equal work for women and men. This is categorised as a socialist-oriented Directive Principle because it promotes economic fairness and seeks to reduce discrimination in remuneration.
Q19. The Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) is associated with which Directive Principle of State Policy?
[SSC CHSL Tier-II, 2 November 2023, Shift 1]
- Promotion of co-operative societies
- Participation of workers in management of industries
- Duty to raise nutrition levels and improve public health
- Equal justice and free legal aid
Answer: (C) Duty to raise nutrition levels and improve public health
Explanation: Article 47 directs the State to raise nutrition levels, improve living standards and advance public health. PM-JAY supports access to hospital care for eligible beneficiaries and therefore reflects this welfare objective, rather than the directives regarding co-operatives, industrial participation or legal aid.
Q18. Match the Directive Principles with Articles:
A. Equal justice and free legal aid;
B. Protection of environment;
C. Right to work;
D. Protection of monuments.
I. Article 48A;
II. Article 39A;
III. Article 41;
IV. Article 49.
[RPSC RAS Preliminary Examination, 1 October 2023]
- A–I, B–III, C–IV, D–II
- A–II, B–I, C–III, D–IV
- A–III, B–I, C–IV, D–II
- A–II, B–III, C–I, D–IV
Answer: (B) A–II, B–I, C–III, D–IV
Explanation: Article 39A provides equal justice and free legal aid; Article 48A addresses the environment; Article 41 concerns work, education and public assistance; and Article 49 protects nationally important monuments. Matching these four constitutional provisions gives A–II, B–I, C–III, D–IV.
Q17. Which one of the following is NOT a part of Article 51 of the Constitution of India?
[UPSC CDS, General Knowledge, 16 April 2023]
- Promote international peace and security
- Maintain just and honourable relations between nations
- Use UN peacekeeping forces to resolve international disputes
- Encourage settlement of international disputes by arbitration
Answer: (C) Use UN peacekeeping forces to resolve international disputes
Explanation: Article 51 directs India to promote peace, maintain honourable international relations, respect international law and encourage arbitration of disputes. It does not specifically mandate employing United Nations peacekeeping forces. The article is a non-justiciable Directive Principle in Part IV.
Q16. Which feature of the Constitution of India is borrowed from the Constitution of Ireland?
[RRB Group D, 2 September 2022, Shift 3]
- Single citizenship
- Rule of law
- Parliamentary system of government
- Directive Principles of State Policy
Answer: (D) Directive Principles of State Policy
Explanation: The Constitution borrowed Directive Principles from Ireland. In contrast, single citizenship, the parliamentary system and the rule-of-law tradition are associated with British constitutional influences. Directive Principles guide socio-economic policy but do not create directly enforceable individual entitlements.
Q15. Which Article instructs the State to organise village panchayats and give them powers to function as units of self-government?
[RRB Group D, 22 August 2022, Shift 3]
- Article 32
- Article 40
- Article 37
- Article 48
Answer: (B) Article 40
Explanation: Article 40 directs the State to organise village panchayats as effective self-governing units. It reflects Gandhian decentralisation and village empowerment. Constitutional amendments and panchayati-raj legislation later strengthened local government institutions, translating this original Directive Principle into administrative structures.
Q14. Article 39A of the Constitution deals with ________.
[WBCS Mains 2021, Official Paper-V, held May 2022]
- Equal justice and free legal aid
- Money Bills
- Separation of powers
- Checks and balances
Answer: (A) Equal justice and free legal aid
Explanation: Article 39A asks the State to secure justice on equal terms and provide free legal aid to people disadvantaged by economic or other disabilities. Introduced in 1976, it reinforces accessibility of the legal system and supports institutional legal-aid programmes.
Q13. Identify the correctly matched pair of a Directive Principle and its constitutional Article.
[RPSC RAS Prelims, 27 October 2021]
- Equal justice and free legal aid — Article 42
- Organisation of agriculture and animal husbandry — Article 43
- Organisation of village panchayats — Article 41
- Equal pay for equal work for men and women — Article 39
Answer: (D) Equal pay for equal work for men and women — Article 39
Explanation: Equal pay for equal work appears in Article 39(d). Free legal aid belongs to Article 39A, agriculture and animal husbandry to Article 48, and village panchayats to Article 40. Checking the corresponding Article numbers identifies only the fourth matching pair.
Q12. Under the Indian Constitution, concentration of wealth is the violation of ________.
[UPSC CSE Prelims, General Studies Paper-I, 10 October 2021]
- Right to Equality
- Directive Principles of State Policy
- Right to Freedom
- Concept of Welfare
Answer: (B) Directive Principles of State Policy
Explanation: Article 39(c) directs the State to prevent the economic system from producing concentration of wealth and productive resources to the common detriment. This is an objective of the Directive Principles, which seek distributive justice rather than merely formal political equality.
Q11. In India, separation of the judiciary from the executive is enjoined by ________.
[UPSC CSE Prelims, General Studies Paper-I, 2020]
- The Preamble of the Constitution
- The Directive Principles of State Policy
- The Seventh Schedule
- Conventional practice
Answer: (B) The Directive Principles of State Policy
Explanation: Article 50 of the Directive Principles instructs the State to separate the judiciary from the executive in public services. This strengthens judicial independence and impartial administration. The Seventh Schedule instead distributes legislative subjects between the Union and the States.
