Directive Principles of State Policy
Directive Principles of State Policy is a Polity concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 3 past MPSC questions (2013, 2017, 2018). Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.
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भारतीय राज्यघटनेत खालीलपैकी कोणते मूलभूत कर्तव्य समाविष्ट नाही ?
Fundamental Duties (Article 51A, Part IVA) were added by the 42nd Amendment. Non-fundamental duties like paying taxes as a specific duty format or family planning are often falsely listed, whereas voting in elections is a statutory/democratic right, not explicitly a fundamental duty under 51A.
नागरिकांसाठी खालीलपैकी कोणती कर्तव्ये विहीत करण्यात आली आहेत ? Which one of the following duties have been prescribed for the citizens ?
(a)ग्रामपंचायतीचे संघठन करणे / To organize village panchayats
(b)उत्पन्नातील विषमता कमी करणे / To minimize inequalities in income
(c)देशाचे संरक्षण करणे / To defend the country
(d)लष्करी सेवा बजावणे / To render military service
(e)समान नागरी कायदा निश्चित करणे / To secure uniform civil code
(f)सार्वजनिक निवडणुकांमध्ये मतदान करणे / To vote in public elections
Out of the given options, only 'to defend the country' (देशचे संरक्षण करणे) is a Fundamental Duty under Article 51A. The others (organizing village panchayats, reducing income inequality, uniform civil code) are Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP).
खालीलपैकी कोणती मार्गदर्शक तत्वे ही मूळ राज्यघटनेचा भाग नव्हती, परंतु त्यांचा समावेश नंतर घटनादुरुस्तीद्वारे झाला ? Which of the following Directive Principles did not form part of the original Constitution and were added through constitutional amendments ?
(a)उत्पन्नातील विषमता कमी करणे. To minimise inequality in income.
(b)पर्यावरणाचे संरक्षण व संवर्धन आणि वने व वन्य जीवसृष्टीचे रक्षण करणे. To protect and improve the environment and to safeguard forests and wildlife.
(c)समान कामांबद्दल स्त्री पुरुषांना समान वेतन. Equal pay for equal work for both men and women.
(d)समान न्यायाची शाश्वती आणि गरीबांना मोफत कायदेविषयक सहाय्य. To ensure equal justice and free legal aid to the poor.
(e)सर्व नागरिकांना उपजीविकेची पुरेशी साधने सुरक्षित करणे. To secure adequate means of livelihood for all citizens.
Statements a, b, and e were added by the 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act of 1976. Statements c and d were part of the original DPSP provisions under Articles 39 and 39A respectively (though 39A was added later, statement c 'Equal pay for equal work' was original under Article 39(d)).