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Q38·GS Paper 1 · Prelims 2014

Fundamental directives in Indian Constitution

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Question

According to the Constitution of India, which of the following are fundamental for the governance of the country?

Options

a

Fundamental Rights

b

Fundamental Duties

c

Directive Principles of State Policy

Answer
d

Fundamental Rights and Fundamental Duties

Explanation

The Directive Principles of State Policy (Part IV of the Constitution) are explicitly stated to be fundamental in the governance of the country. While Fundamental Rights protect individual liberties and Fundamental Duties define citizen obligations, it is the Directive Principles that are described as guidelines for state policy and are considered fundamental for governance. The Constitution states that these principles should inform the framing of laws and policies. Fundamental Rights are enforceable, Fundamental Duties are moral obligations, but Directive Principles are specifically termed as fundamental for governance. > Directive Principles = fundamental for governance. Found in Part IV of Constitution. Answer: (c).

Question details

Year

2014

Paper

GS Paper 1

Question

Q38

Subject

Polity

Sub-topic

Constitutional Framework

Type

Factual single

Difficulty

Easy

Nature

Static

Source hint

NCERT Polity - Constitution of India

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