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UPSC CSE Prelims 2020 · GS Paper I · Question 18 · Fundamental Rights, DPSP & Duties

भारत के संविधान के भाग IV में अंतर्विष्ट प्रावधानों के संदर्भ में, निम्नलिखित कथनों में से…

UPSC Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2020, General Studies Paper I, Question 18 — Fundamental Rights, DPSP & Duties.

Prelims 2020 · Q18

Fundamental Rights, DPSP & Duties Easy

भारत के संविधान के भाग IV में अंतर्विष्ट प्रावधानों के संदर्भ में, निम्नलिखित कथनों में से कौन-सा/से सही है/हैं ?

  1. 1.वे न्यायालयों द्वारा प्रवर्तनीय होंगे ।
  2. 2.वे किसी भी न्यायालय द्वारा प्रवर्तनीय नहीं होंगे ।
  3. 3.इस भाग में अधिकथित सिद्धान्त राज्य के द्वारा क़ानून बनाने को प्रभावित करेंगे ।

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

1. They shall be enforceable by courts.

2. They shall not be enforceable by any court.

3. The principles laid down in this part are to influence the making of laws by the State.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 1 only · (b) 2 only · (c) 1 and 3 only · (d) 2 and 3 only

उत्तर और व्याख्या · explanation in English

Answer: (d) केवल 2 और 3

Part IV contains the Directive Principles of State Policy. Article 37 says they cannot be enforced by any court, yet they are fundamental in governance and the State must apply them in making laws.

  • ✗ 1. The Directive Principles are non-justiciable: a citizen cannot go to court to compel the government to implement them.
  • ✓ 2. Article 37 expressly states that the provisions of Part IV shall not be enforceable by any court.
  • ✓ 3. The same Article makes it the duty of the State to apply these principles in making laws, so they are meant to guide legislation.

Remember · Article 37: DPSPs (Part IV, Articles 36–51) are not enforceable by courts but are fundamental in governance; the State must apply them in law-making.

📘 Read it in NCERT: Class 11 Indian Constitution at Work, Ch 2 (practise this chapter)

Sources

Question and answer: UPSC's official GS Paper I (2020, Series A) — paper ↗ · answer key ↗. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 30 Sept 2026 (how we verify). ·

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