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Question 01
Which one of the following is **not** a Directive Principle of State Policy?
1. Option A: To protect monuments and places of national importance
2. Option B: To promote international peace and security
3. Option C: To value and preserve the rich heritage of the country's composite culture
4. Option D: To separate the judiciary from the executive in the public services of the State
Answer and explanation
Answer: C. To value and preserve the rich heritage of the country's composite culture
**Option C is the answer.** Valuing and preserving the **rich heritage of our composite culture** is a **Fundamental Duty** under **Article 51A(f)**, addressed to **citizens**. **Option A is correct as stated.** This is **Article 49**. **Option B is correct as stated.** This is **Article 51**. **Option D is correct as stated.** This is **Article 50**.
Question 02
Consider the following statements regarding early steps to implement the directive on village panchayats: 1. Andhra Pradesh was the first State to establish Panchayati Raj. 2. The Balwantray Mehta Committee (1957) recommended a two-tier system of Panchayati Raj. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1. Option A: 1 only
2. Option B: 2 only
3. Option C: Both 1 and 2
4. Option D: Neither 1 nor 2
Answer and explanation
Answer: D. Neither 1 nor 2
**Statement 1 is incorrect.** **Rajasthan** was the first, inaugurating Panchayati Raj at **Nagaur** in **1959**; Andhra Pradesh followed later that year. **Statement 2 is incorrect.** The **Balwantray Mehta Committee** recommended a **three-tier** structure: village, block and district. A **two-tier** system was the recommendation of the **Ashok Mehta Committee (1978)**.
Question 03
Consider the following statements: 1. The National Commission for Scheduled Castes and the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes help monitor the safeguards for groups covered by Article 46. 2. Both commissions are established under Part IV of the Constitution. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1. Option A: 1 only
2. Option B: 2 only
3. Option C: Both 1 and 2
4. Option D: Neither 1 nor 2
Answer and explanation
Answer: A. 1 only
**Statement 1 is correct.** Both commissions investigate and monitor **safeguards** for SCs and STs, advancing the goals of **Article 46**. **Statement 2 is incorrect.** They are established under **Articles 338 and 338A**, in **Part XVI**; Part IV creates no institutions.
Question 04
In State of Madras v. Champakam Dorairajan, the Supreme Court's approach to a conflict between a Fundamental Right and a Directive Principle was that:
1. Option A: the Fundamental Right would prevail, the Directive Principles having to conform to and run subsidiary to Part III
2. Option B: the Directive Principle would prevail, since Article 37 declares it fundamental in governance
3. Option C: the two had to be balanced, the balance itself forming part of the basic structure
4. Option D: neither would prevail, and the conflict had to be referred to Parliament
Answer and explanation
Answer: A. the Fundamental Right would prevail, the Directive Principles having to conform to and run subsidiary to Part III
**Why A is correct.** In **Champakam Dorairajan** the Court held that the directives must **conform to** and run **subsidiary** to the chapter on Fundamental Rights; an order on admissions defended by reference to the directives was struck down. **Why B is incorrect.** Article 37 makes the directives **non-justiciable**; the early Court refused to let them override **justiciable** rights. **Why C is incorrect.** The **balance** idea and its link to the **basic structure** belong to a much later phase of the case law. **Why D is incorrect.** Courts do not **refer** constitutional conflicts to Parliament; Parliament responded on its own by **amending** the Constitution.
Question 05
Consider the following statements regarding the text of Article 39: 1. Clause (d) is the only clause of Article 39 that expressly refers to both men and women. 2. Clause (a) speaks of the citizens, men and women equally, having the right to an adequate means of livelihood. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1. Option A: 1 only
2. Option B: 2 only
3. Option C: Both 1 and 2
4. Option D: Neither 1 nor 2
Answer and explanation
Answer: B. 2 only
**Statement 1 is incorrect.** Three clauses mention both sexes: **(a)** on **livelihood**, **(d)** on **equal pay**, and **(e)** on the health and strength of **workers, men and women**. **Statement 2 is correct.** **Article 39(a)** directs that the **citizens, men and women equally**, have the right to an **adequate means of livelihood**.

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