Directive Principles of State Policy (Test 1)

Consider the following statements about the Directive Principles of state policy:

1) These are the constitutional instructions to the State in legislative, executive and administrative matters.

2) It helps the courts in examining and determining the constitutional validity of a law.

3) These are non-enforceable because the countries may not possess sufficient financial resources to implement them.

4) Directive Principles facilitate continuity in foreign policies in political, economic and social spheres.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

The purpose of the inclusion of Directive Principles of State Policy in the Indian Constitution is to establish:

Who among the following has described the DPSPs and Fundamental Rights as the ‘Conscience of the Constitution’?

Consider the following statements regarding DPSPs:

1)  These are the constitutional instructions to the State in both legislative and executive matters.

2)  The DPSPs cannot help the courts in examining the constitutional validity of a law.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/ are correct?

Consider the following pairs:

1)  42nd Constitutional Amendment Act- Equal Justice and free legal Aid

2)  97th Constitutional Amendment Act- Promotion of Cooperative Societies

3)  44th Constitutional Amendment Act-Organisation of agriculture and Animal Husbandry

Which of the pairs given above is/ are correctly matched?