DPSP & Duties — Set 2
Indian Polity · नीति निदेशक और कर्तव्य · Questions 11–20 of 70
The protection and improvement of the environment and safeguarding of forests and wildlife is directed by?
Correct Answer: D. Article 48A
Article 48A directs the State to protect and improve the environment and to safeguard forests and wildlife. This article was added by the 42nd Amendment Act of 1976. It reflects the growing concern for environmental protection in the constitutional framework.
Which Constitutional Amendment reduced the age limit in Article 45 to 'below the age of six years'?
Correct Answer: C. 86th Amendment Act
The 86th Amendment Act of 2002 changed the subject matter of Article 45. It now directs the State to provide early childhood care and education for all children until they complete the age of six years. Previously, it covered children up to 14 years, which became a Fundamental Right under Article 21A.
The Verma Committee (1999) was appointed to identify?
Correct Answer: D. Legal provisions for Fundamental Duties
The Verma Committee was appointed in 1999 to identify the existence of legal provisions for the implementation of Fundamental Duties. It listed various legal acts that support the enforcement of these duties, such as the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act. It demonstrated that some non-justiciable duties are backed by statutory laws.
Article 41 guarantees the right to work, to education, and to public assistance in cases of?
Correct Answer: B. Unemployment, old age, sickness, and disablement
Article 41 directs the State to secure the right to work, education, and public assistance in specific cases. These cases include unemployment, old age, sickness, and disablement. Schemes like MNREGA and old-age pensions are steps towards realizing this principle.
The separation of the judiciary from the executive in the public services of the State is prescribed by?
Correct Answer: D. Article 50
Article 50 prescribes the separation of the judiciary from the executive in the public services of the State. This principle ensures the independence of the judicial system. It was practically implemented through the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973.
Which Article directs the State to raise the level of nutrition and the standard of living?
Correct Answer: B. Article 47
Article 47 directs the State to raise the level of nutrition and the standard of living of its people. It also includes the prohibition of the consumption of intoxicating drinks and drugs injurious to health. This is considered a Gandhian principle.
The 11th Fundamental Duty regarding education for children was added in which year?
Correct Answer: D. 2002
The 11th Fundamental Duty was added in the year 2002 by the 86th Constitutional Amendment Act. It requires parents or guardians to provide opportunities for education to their child between the age of six and fourteen years. This aligns with the Right to Education under Article 21A.
Which part of the Constitution is described as the 'conscience of the Constitution' by Granville Austin?
Correct Answer: D. Fundamental Rights and DPSP
Granville Austin described the Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles together as the 'conscience of the Constitution'. He believed they embody the philosophy and social soul of the Constitution. They represent the goals of social revolution.
Article 49 imposes an obligation on the State to?
Correct Answer: D. Protect monuments and places of national importance
Article 49 obligates the State to protect monuments, places, and objects of artistic or historic interest declared to be of national importance. This ensures the preservation of the country's cultural heritage. It prevents their disfigurement, destruction, or export.
The Supreme Court ruled that the Indian Constitution is founded on the 'bedrock of balance' between Fundamental Rights and DPSP in which case?
Correct Answer: D. Minerva Mills case
In the Minerva Mills case (1980), the Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution is founded on the 'bedrock of balance' between Part III and Part IV. It stated that absolute primacy to one over the other would disturb the harmony of the Constitution. Both are complementary to each other.