Directive Principles MCQ: 97th Amendment, Bonded Labour Act & Sir B.N. Rau

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1. Q1.Which DPSP was added by the 97th Amendment Act of 2011?

   • A.Promotion of Co-operative Societies (Article 43B)✓ Correct Answer
   • B.Free Legal Aid (Article 39A)
   • C.Protection of Environment (Article 48A)
   • D.Participation of workers (Article 43A)

   Explanation: Article 43B regarding the promotion of voluntary formation and democratic control of co-operative societies was added by the 97th Amendment.

2. Q2.Who described the Directive Principles as a 'Manifesto of Aims and Aspirations'?

   • A.K.C. Wheare✓ Correct Answer
   • B.Panikkar
   • C.G.N. Joshi
   • D.M.C. Chagla

   Explanation: K.C. Wheare described the DPSP as a 'Manifesto of Aims and Aspirations'.

3. Q3.Article 51(c) directs the State to foster respect for:

   • A.International Law and Treaty Obligations✓ Correct Answer
   • B.The National Flag
   • C.Historical Monuments
   • D.Religious Institutions

   Explanation: Article 51(c) directs the State to foster respect for international law and treaty obligations in dealings between nations.

4. Q4.Which of the following distinctions between Fundamental Rights and DPSP is correct?

   • A.FRs aim at individual welfare; DPSP aim at community welfare.✓ Correct Answer
   • B.FRs are non-justiciable; DPSP are justiciable.
   • C.FRs are positive injunctions; DPSP are negative injunctions.
   • D.FRs suspend DPSP in an emergency.

   Explanation: Fundamental Rights are primarily individualistic (individual welfare), while DPSP are societarian (promoting welfare of the community).

5. Q5.The 'Community Development Programme' (1952) was one of the first attempts to implement the objectives of:

   • A.Fundamental Rights
   • B.Directive Principles of State Policy✓ Correct Answer
   • C.Fundamental Duties
   • D.Preamble

   Explanation: The Community Development Programme (1952) was launched to achieve the socio-economic development outlined in the DPSP.

6. Q6.According to Article 37, it shall be the duty of the State to apply these principles in making:

   • A.Laws✓ Correct Answer
   • B.Budgets
   • C.Treaties
   • D.Judgments

   Explanation: Article 37 explicitly states that it shall be the duty of the State to apply these principles in making laws.

7. Q7.Which of the following is considered a 'Socialist' Directive Principle?

   • A.Uniform Civil Code
   • B.Separation of Judiciary from Executive
   • C.Prevention of concentration of wealth✓ Correct Answer
   • D.Prohibition of cow slaughter

   Explanation: Prevention of concentration of wealth (Article 39c) is a key Socialist principle aimed at economic justice.

8. Q8.The 'Criminal Procedure Code, 1973' helped implement which Directive Principle?

   • A.Article 40
   • B.Article 44
   • C.Article 50✓ Correct Answer
   • D.Article 51

   Explanation: The CrPC 1973 separated the judicial magistrates from the executive magistrates, implementing Article 50.

9. Q9.Former Attorney General M.C. Setalvad described the relationship between Fundamental Rights and DPSP as:

   • A.Contradictory
   • B.Complementary and supplementary✓ Correct Answer
   • C.Unrelated
   • D.Superior and Inferior

   Explanation: M.C. Setalvad stated that Fundamental Rights and DPSP are complementary and supplementary to each other.

10. Q10.Article 49 directs the state to protect objects of artistic or historic interest from:

    • A.Taxation
    • B.Export
    • C.Spoilation, disfigurement, destruction, removal✓ Correct Answer
    • D.Public display

    Explanation: Article 49 requires protection of monuments from spoilation, disfigurement, destruction, removal, disposal, or export.

11. Q11.The 'Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976' implements the mandate of which Article?

    • A.Article 39✓ Correct Answer
    • B.Article 40
    • C.Article 44
    • D.Article 50

    Explanation: The Act prevents exploitation and secures citizens' right to adequate means of livelihood and protection against exploitation (Article 39 and Article 23).

12. Q12.Which principle was NOT part of the original Constitution but added later?

    • A.Organization of Village Panchayats
    • B.Uniform Civil Code
    • C.Free Legal Aid to the poor✓ Correct Answer
    • D.Separation of Judiciary

    Explanation: Free Legal Aid (Article 39A) was not in the original Constitution; it was added by the 42nd Amendment in 1976.

13. Q13.The 'Zamindari Abolition Acts' were primarily aimed at implementing the agrarian reform directives found in:

    • A.Article 38 and 39✓ Correct Answer
    • B.Article 44
    • C.Article 50
    • D.Article 51

    Explanation: Land reforms and Zamindari abolition were aimed at preventing concentration of wealth and ensuring equitable distribution (Article 39).

14. Q14.Article 43 makes a reference to providing a 'Decent standard of life' and:

    • A.Full enjoyment of leisure and social and cultural opportunities✓ Correct Answer
    • B.Right to property
    • C.Free medical care
    • D.Guaranteed employment for 100 days

    Explanation: Article 43 aims to secure a decent standard of life and full enjoyment of leisure and social and cultural opportunities for all workers.

15. Q15.Who stated that 'Economic Democracy is different from Political Democracy' in the context of DPSP?

    • A.Dr. B.R. Ambedkar✓ Correct Answer
    • B.Jawaharlal Nehru
    • C.Sardar Patel
    • D.K.M. Munshi

    Explanation: Dr. Ambedkar distinguished between the political democracy guaranteed by Fundamental Rights and the economic democracy aimed at by DPSP.

16. Q16.The 'Old Age Pension Schemes' implemented by various governments fulfill the obligation under:

    • A.Article 41✓ Correct Answer
    • B.Article 45
    • C.Article 48
    • D.Article 49

    Explanation: Article 41 directs the State to provide public assistance in cases of old age, unemployment, sickness, etc.

17. Q17.Which Amendment removed the Right to Property as a Fundamental Right to facilitate the implementation of DPSP?

    • A.42nd Amendment
    • B.44th Amendment✓ Correct Answer
    • C.1st Amendment
    • D.25th Amendment

    Explanation: The 44th Amendment Act (1978) abolished the Right to Property (Article 31) as a Fundamental Right to reduce legal hurdles in DPSP implementation.

18. Q18.Sir B.N. Rau, the Constitutional Advisor, recommended that the rights of an individual should be divided into:

    • A.Justiciable and Non-justiciable✓ Correct Answer
    • B.Fundamental and Legal
    • C.Civil and Political
    • D.Primary and Secondary

    Explanation: B.N. Rau recommended dividing rights into two categories: Justiciable (Part III) and Non-justiciable (Part IV).

19. Q19.Article 38(2) aims to minimize inequalities in:

    • A.Income, status, facilities, and opportunities✓ Correct Answer
    • B.Religion and Caste
    • C.Region and Language
    • D.Age and Gender

    Explanation: Article 38(2) directs the State to minimize inequalities in income, and eliminate inequalities in status, facilities, and opportunities.

20. Q20.The ultimate aim of the Directive Principles is to establish:

    • A.A police state
    • B.A laissez-faire state
    • C.A welfare state✓ Correct Answer
    • D.A religious state

    Explanation: The Directive Principles aim at establishing a 'Welfare State' in India, ensuring social and economic justice for all.