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Indian Polity Quiz: Directive Principles of State Policy

  • 15 questions
  • 15 minutes
  • Difficulty: Medium
Useful for:SSCSSC CGLSSC CHSLSSC MTSSSC GD ConstableSSC CPOUPSC Civil ServicesRailwayRRB NTPCState Exams
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This Indian Polity quiz on Directive Principles of State Policy puts 15 multiple-choice questions to you, the verified MCQs published with GK24's note on the topic, 15 of them asked in real previous-year papers. Every question carries a full explanation of why the correct option is right and why the other options are wrong, so you learn the fact behind the answer rather than the letter. Attempt it right after reading the note, keep to the timer, and use the explanations at the end to mark what needs another look. Sit it again before the exam as a quick revision of the topic.

Questions in this quiz

15 questions with answers and explanations

Q1.Indian PolityAsked in: SSC CGL · 26 Sep 2024, Shift 1Easy

Which of the following are enumerated in Part IV of the Indian Constitution, from Articles 36 to 51?

  1. A.Fundamental Rights
  2. B.Fundamental Duties
  3. C.Directive Principles of State Policy
  4. D.the Union
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Correct answer: C. Directive Principles of State Policy

Part IV of the Constitution, Articles 36 to 51, contains the Directive Principles: the goals the State should pursue in making laws and policies, such as a living wage, free legal aid, village panchayats and a Uniform Civil Code.

Q2.Indian PolityAsked in: SSC MTS · 28 Oct 2024, Shift 1Medium

Which Article of the Indian Constitution states the following? ‘Directive Principles of State Policy are fundamental in the governance of the country and it shall be the duty of the state to apply these principles in making laws.’

  1. A.Article 40
  2. B.Article 30
  3. C.Article 35
  4. D.Article 37
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Correct answer: D. Article 37

It says two things at once: the provisions of Part IV "shall not be enforceable by any court", but the principles laid down in it are "nevertheless fundamental in the governance of the country and it shall be the duty of the State to apply these principles in making laws".

Q5.Indian PolityAsked in: SSC CHSL · 27 Nov 2025, Shift 3Easy

Article 40 of the Indian constitution is related with ___________

  1. A.Organization of village panchayats
  2. B.Free and compulsory education
  3. C.Free housing to the poor
  4. D.Free medical aid to the citizen
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Correct answer: A. Organization of village panchayats

Article 40 asks the State to take steps to organise village panchayats and to give them the powers and authority they need to function as units of self-government.

Q6.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC Civil Services 2017Hard

Which principle among the following was added to the Directive Principles of State Policy by the 42nd Amendment to the Constitution?

  1. A.Equal pay for equal work for both men and women
  2. B.Participation of workers in the management of industries
  3. C.Right to work, education and public assistance
  4. D.Securing living wage and human condition of work to workers
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Correct answer: B. Participation of workers in the management of industries

The 42nd Amendment Act, 1976 inserted Article 43A, which asks the State to take steps, by suitable legislation or in any other way, to secure the participation of workers in the management of undertakings and industrial establishments.

Q8.Indian PolityAsked in: SSC CGL · 7 Mar 2023Easy

Which of the following Articles mentions about a Uniform Civil Code throughout the territory of India?

  1. A.Article 44
  2. B.Article 39
  3. C.Article 40
  4. D.Article 50
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Correct answer: A. Article 44

It says: "The State shall endeavour to secure for the citizens a uniform civil code throughout the territory of India." A uniform civil code would replace the separate personal laws of different religious communities on marriage, divorce, inheritance and adoption with one common law for all citizens.

Q9.Indian PolityAsked in: RRB NTPC · 21 Aug 2025, Shift 1Medium

The provision of early childhood care and education to children below six years of age was introduced by which Constitutional Amendment?

  1. A.Forty-second Amendment Act, 1976
  2. B.Seventy-fourth Amendment Act, 1992
  3. C.Eighty-sixth Amendment Act, 2002
  4. D.Forty-fourth Amendment Act, 1978
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Correct answer: C. Eighty-sixth Amendment Act, 2002

Originally Article 45 asked the State to provide free and compulsory education for all children until they reached fourteen, within ten years.

Q10.Indian PolityAsked in: SSC GD Constable · 10 Dec 2021, Shift 1Hard

Which Amendment Act of the Constitution of India requires a State to minimise inequalities in income, status, facilities and opportunities as a Directive Principle of State Policy?

  1. A.47th
  2. B.42nd
  3. C.44th
  4. D.52nd
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Correct answer: C. 44th

The 44th Amendment Act, 1978 added clause (2) to Article 38, which asks the State in particular to strive to minimise inequalities in income, and to endeavour to eliminate inequalities in status, facilities and opportunities, not only among individuals but also among groups of people living in different areas or…

Q12.Indian PolityAsked in: SSC CPO · 29 Jun 2024, Shift 2Easy

Article 50 of the Constitution of India refers to the ________.

  1. A.reservation of seats
  2. B.separation of judiciary from executive
  3. C.right to elementary education
  4. D.appointment of Governor
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Correct answer: B. separation of judiciary from executive

Article 50 says the State shall take steps to separate the judiciary from the executive in the public services of the State.

Q13.Indian PolityAsked in: SSC CHSL · 17 Aug 2023, Shift 1Medium

Which of the following is NOT included in the category of Directive Principles of State Policy of the Indian Constitution?

  1. A.Liberal
  2. B.Nehruvian
  3. C.Socialist
  4. D.Gandhian
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Correct answer: B. Nehruvian

The Constitution does not classify the Directive Principles, but scholars group them into three categories: Socialist (such as Articles 38, 39, 41, 42 and 43, aimed at a welfare state and economic justice), Gandhian (such as Article 40 on village panchayats, Article 43 on cottage industries, Article 47 on prohibition…

Q14.Indian PolityAsked in: SSC CGL · 20 Jan 2025Hard

In which of the following cases did the Supreme court of India give a ruling that, 'in case of any conflict between the fundamental rights and the directive principles, the former would prevail'?

  1. A.Champakam Dorairajan Case, 1951
  2. B.Keshvananda Bharti Case, 1973
  3. C.Golaknath Case, 1967
  4. D.Minerva Mills Case, 1980
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Correct answer: A. Champakam Dorairajan Case, 1951

In State of Madras v. Champakam Dorairajan, the Supreme Court struck down a Madras government order that reserved college seats by community.

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