Directive Principles of State Policy MCQ Questions with Answers

Question 1 : According to the Constitution of India, which of the following are fundamental for the governance of the country?

a) Fundamental Rights
b) Fundamental Duties
c) Directive Principles of State Policy
d) Fundamental Rights and Fundamental Duties

Answer : c

Question 2 : The Articles of the Constitution of India which deal with Directive Principles of State Policy are

a) 26 to 41
b) 30 to 45
c) 36 to 51
d) 40 to 55

Answer : c

Question 3 : The purpose of the inclusion of Directive Principle of State Policy in the Indian Constitution is to establish

a) Political Democracy
b) Social Democracy
c) Gandhian Democracy
d) Social and Economic Democracy

Answer : d

Question 4 : The enforcement of Directive Principles depends mostly on

a) the Courts
b) an effective opposition in Parliament
c) resources available to the Government
d) public cooperation

Answer : c

Question 5 : Who described the Directive Principles of State Policy as a novel feature of the Constitution of India?

a) DD Basu
b) BR Ambedkar
c) Pt Nehru
d) Mahatma Gandhi

Answer : b

Question 6 : Which part of the Indian Constitution refers to the responsibility of the state towards International Peace and Security?

a) Fundamental Rights
b) Fundamental Duties
c) DPSP
d) Preamble of the Constitution

Answer : c

Question 7 : The DPSP may be classified into which of the following parts for the sake of convenient study?

a) Socialist
b) Gandhian
c) Liberal intellectualistic
d) All of the above

Answer : d

Question 8 : The ‘Instrument of Instructions’ contained in the Government of India Act, 1935 has been incorporated in the Constitution of India in the year 1950 as

a) Fundamental Rights
b) Directive Principles of State Policy
c) Extent of Executive Power of State
d) Conduct of business of the Government of India

Answer : b

Question 9 : Which of the following is a Directive Principle of State Policy?

a) State to secure a social order for the promotion and welfare of the people
b) Equal justice and free legal aid
c) Just and human conditions of work and maternity relief
d) All of the above

Answer : d

Question 10 : Which one of the following is not the objective of the Directive Principle of State Policy?

a) To establish a welfare state
b) To ensure socio-economic welfare
c) To promote international peace and security
d) To establish a religious state

Answer : d

Question 11 : Which of the following can be amended by special majority?

a) DPSP
b) Rules of procedure in Parliament
c) Admission of new state
d) Use of English language in Parliament

Answer : a

Question 12 : The ideal of ‘Welfare State’ in the Indian Constitution is enshrine in its

a) Preamble
b) Directive Principles of State Policy
c) Fundamental Rights
d) Seventh Schedule

Answer : b

Question 13 : The Directive Principles are in the nature of

a) Judicial injunctions to the Government to enact certain laws
b) request to the Government to pay attention to certain subjects
c) injunctions to the Government to refrain from doing certain things
d) instruction to the Government to do certain things

Answer : d

Question 14 : The purpose of Directive Principles of State Policy is to 

a) lay down positive instructions which would guide state policy at all levels
b) implement Gandhiji’s idea for a decentralised state
c) check the use of arbitrary powers by the government
d) promote welfare of the backward sections of the society

Answer : a

Question 15 : Which one of the following Directive Principles was inserted by the Constitution (42nd Amendment) Act, 1976?

a) The state shall minimise inequalities in income
b) Equal justice and free legal aid
c) Promotion of co-operative societies
d) Provision for early childhood care

Answer : b

Question 16 : In the Constitution of India, promotion of international peace and security is included in the 

a) Preamble to the Constitution
b) Directive Principles of State Policy
c) Fundamental Duties
d) Ninth Schedule

Answer : b

Question 17 : Panchayati Raj System in India is laid down under

a) Fundamental Rights
b) Fundamental Duties
c) Directive Principles of State Policy
d) Election Commission Act

Answer : c

Question 18 : A socialistic ideology is reflected in the Directive Principle, which calls for

a) securing equitable distribution of material resources of the country to the prevent concentration of wealth
b) promotion of cottage industries
c) free and compulsory education for children upto 14 years of age
d) all of the above

Answer : a

Question 19 : Which principle among the following was added to the Directive Principle of State Policy by the 42nd Amendment to the Constitution?

a) Equal pay for equal work for both men and women
b) Participation of workers in the management of industries
c) Right to work, education and public assistance
d) Securing living wage and human conditions of work to workers

Answer : b

Question 20 : Which one of the following statements relating to the Directive Principle of State Policy is not correct?

a) The provisions contained in Part IV of the Constitution of India shall not be enforceable by any Court
b) The Directive Principles of State Policy are fundamental in the governance of the country
c) It shall be the duty of the state to apply the Directive Principles to making laws
d) The Directive Principles are directed in making India an advanced capitalist country of the world

Answer : d

Question 21 : Which principles among the following was added to the directive principles of state policy by the 42nd Amendment to the Constitution?

a) Equal pay for equal work for both men and women
b) Participation of workers in the management of industries
c) Right to work, education and public assistance
d) Securing living wage and human conditions of work to workers

Answer : b

Question 22 : Apart from the directives included in part IV, the directives contained in other parts of the Constitution includes

I. Article 335
II. Article 350A
III. Article 351
IV. Article 352

a) I and II
b) I, II and III
c) II, III and IV
d) All of these

Answer : b

Question 23 : The correct statements about the Directive Principles of State Policy are

I. They are borrowed from the Irish Constitution
II. They are incorporated in Part V of the constitution
III. They seek to provide social and economic base to democracy
IV. The state must compulsorily implement them
V. All of them are Gandhian in nature

a) I, II, III and V
b) I, III and V
c) I, III, IV and V
d) I and III

Answer : d

Question 24 : Consider the following provisions under the Directive Principles of State Policy as enshrined in the Constitution of India

I. Securing for citizens of India a uniform civil code
II. Organising village panchayats
III. Promoting cottage industries in rural areas
IV. Securing for all the workers reasonable leisure and cultural opportunities

Which of the above are the Gandhian Principles that are reflected in the DPSP?

a) I, II and IV
b) II and III
c) I, III and IV
d) I, II, III and IV

Answer : b

Question 25 : The Constitution of India guarantees Freedom of Thought and Expression to all its citizens subject to

I. Implementation of Directive Principles
II. Fundamental Duties
III. Right to Equality

a) I and II
b) II and III
c) Only I
d) I, II and III

Answer : c

Question 26 : Consider the following statements regarding the Directive Principles of State Policy

I. The principles spell out the socio-economic democracy in the country
II. The provisions contained in these principles are not enforceable by any court

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) Only I
b) Only II
c) Both I and II
d) Neither I nor II

Answer : c

Question 27 : Among the ‘Socialistic’ Directive Principles may be listed

I. Prevention of concentration of wealth
II. Right to work
III. Separation of judiciary from executive
IV. Organising agriculture along scientific lines

a) I and II
b) I, II and III
c) II and IV
d) I, II, III and IV

Answer : a

Question 28 : Consider the following statements:

With reference to the Constitution of India, the Directive Principles of State Policy constitute limitations upon:
I. legislative function
II. executive function

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) Only I
b) Only II
c) Both I and II
d) Neither I nor II

Answer : d

Question 29 : With reference to the provisions contained in Part IV of the Constitution of India, which of the following statements is/are correct?

I. They shall be enforceable by courts
II. They shall not be enforceable by any court
III. The principles laid down in this part are to influence the making of laws by the state

a) I only
b) II only
c) I and III only
d) II and III only

Answer : d

Question 30 : Assertion (A) : Directive Principles of State Policy are not justiciable

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
c) A is true, but R is false
d) A is false, but R is true

Answer : b

Question 31 : Article 40 of the Constitution of India advices the state of work for

a) Uniform civil code
b) Organisation of village panchayats
c) Constitution of municipalities
d) Living wages for workers

Answer : b

Question 32 : Article 46 of the Constitution of India refers to the promotion of educational and economic interests of

a) religious minorities
b) Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and other weaker sections
c) displaced persons from large irrigation projects
d) the economically deprived

Answer : b

Question 33 : In India, separation of judiciary from the executive is enjoined by 

a) the Preamble of the Constitution
b) a Directive Principle of State Policy
c) the Seventh Schedule
d) the conventional practice

Answer : b

Question 34 : Which of the following Directive Principles was/were added to the Constitution at a later date?

a) Organisation of village panchayats
b) Prohibition of cow slaughter
c) Free legal aid
d) Uniform civil code

Answer : c

Question 35 : Which one of the following Articles of the Directive Principles of State Policy deals with the promotion of international peace and security?

a) 41
b) 43
c) 48A
d) 51

Answer : d

Question 36 : A uniform civil code mentioned in the Directive Principles of State Policy ensure

a) economic equality
b) national security
c) national integration
d) support of weaker sections of society

Answer : c

Question 37 : Which Article of the Constitution enjoins the state to provide for a social order in which justice, social, economic and political freedom is ensured?

a) Article 37
b) Article 38
c) Article 39
d) Article 39A

Answer : b

Question 38 : Which one of the following Articles directs state Government to organize village Panchayat?

a) Article 33
b) Article 40
c) Article 48
d) Article 50

Answer : b

Question 39 : Which article of the Constitution of India has the provision of participation of workers in management of industry?

a) Article 43
b) Article 43A
c) Article 45
d) Article 47

Answer : b

Question 40 : Which one of the following Articles directs state Government to organize village Panchayat?

a) Article 32
b) Article 40
c) Article 48
d) Article 57

Answer : b

Question 41 : Which of the following are listed as a Directive Principle in our Constitution?

I. Complete freedom in the economic field for the interest of consumers aid producers
II. Regulation of economic system of the country so as to prevent concentration of wealth and means of production
III. To ensure decent standard of living and facilities of leisure for all workers
IV. To protect and improve the environment and to safeguard forests and wild life

a) II and III
b) II, III and IV
c) II and IV
d) III and IV

Answer : d

Question 42 : Which of the following is not correctly matched?

a) Right to adequate livelihood – 39A
b) Equal pay for equal work – 39D
c) Opportunity to the children – 39C
d) Ownership of material resources for common good – 39B

Answer : c

Question 43 : Which of the following is not correctly matched?

a) Article 42 – To secure just and humane conditions of work and maternity relief
b) Article 40 – To organize village panchayats
c) Article 47 – Prohibition of intoxicating drinks
d) Article 50 – To protect all monuments of historic and national importance

Answer : d

Question 44 : Which one of the following is not correctly matched?

a) Article 39A – Equal Justice and Free Legal Aid
b) Article 40 – Organisation of village Panchayats
c) Article 44 – Union Civil Code
d) Article 48 – Separation of Judiciary from Executive

Answer : d

Question 45 : Which of the following are stated as Directive Principles of State Policy by Article 51 of Constitution of India? The State shall endeavour to 

I. Promote International Peace and Security
II. Maintain just and honourable relation between nations
III. Encourage settlement of international disputes by arbitration

a) I and II
b) I and III
c) II and III
d) I, II and III

Answer : d

Question 46 : Consider the following statements with reference to the Constitution the Directive Principles of State Policy constitutes limitations upon

I. Legislative Function
II. Executive Function

Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?

a) Only I
b) Only II
c) Both I and II
d) Neither I nor II

Answer : d

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Question 48 : Which constitutional Amendment granted a position of primary to all the Directive Principles over Fundamental Rights?

a) 24th
b) 25th
c) 36th
d) 42nd

Answer : d

Question 49 : Consider the following statements about the Directive Principles of State Policy and find out the correct answer

a) While the Fundamental Rights restrain the government from doing certain things, the Directive Principles exhort the government to do certain things
b) The DPSPs are not enforceable in the courts and do not create any justiciable rights in favour of the individuals
c) The Supreme Court in Kesavananda Bharati case ruled that DPSPs constitute the basic features of the Constitution and cannot be changed by Parliament
d) All of the above are correct

Answer : d

Question 50 : In which of the following the provision for the protection and improvement of environment and safeguarding of forest and wildlife are found in the constitution of India?

a) Only in the DPSP
b) Only in the Fundamental Duties
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of the above

Answer : c

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