Directive Principles MCQ — 98 Practice Questions with Answers

Q1. 1. Article 42 provides for just and humane conditions of work and maternity relief. 2. Article 43, not Article 42, is the provision on living wage for workers. 3. Article 43 also mentions promotion of cottage industries in rural areas. 4. Article 43A concerns the organisation of village panchayats as units of self-government. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Q2. 1. Article 43A directs steps for workers' participation in management of undertakings, establishments or other organisations in industry. 2. Article 43B concerns voluntary formation, autonomous functioning, democratic control and professional management of cooperative societies. 3. Article 44 directs the State to secure a uniform civil code throughout the territory of India. 4. Article 44 applies only to one religious community, not to citizens generally. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Q3. 1. In Part IV, “the State” has the same meaning as in Part III. 2. Article 37 makes Directive Principles non-enforceable by any court. 3. Article 37 still treats these principles as fundamental in the governance of the country. 4. Article 37 authorises courts to strike down ordinary laws merely because they violate a Directive Principle. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Q4. Consider the following statements about the Directive Principles of State Policy: 1. They are contained in Part IV of the Constitution of India. 2. For Part IV, Article 36 gives the State the same meaning as in Part III. 3. Article 37 makes the Directive Principles enforceable by any court. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Q5. Consider the following statements about the nature of Directive Principles: 1. Article 37 says Directive Principles are fundamental in the governance of the country. 2. Article 37 says it is the duty of the State to apply these principles in making laws. 3. Article 37 says Directive Principles are superior to every Fundamental Right in every situation. Which of the statements given above are correct?