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UPSC CSE Prelims 2020 · GS Paper I · Question 5 · Fundamental Rights, DPSP & Duties

भारत में, न्यायपालिका का कार्यपालिका से पृथक्करण, किससे व्यादेशित है ?

UPSC Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2020, General Studies Paper I, Question 5 — Fundamental Rights, DPSP & Duties.

भारत में, न्यायपालिका का कार्यपालिका से पृथक्करण, किससे व्यादेशित है ?

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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

उत्तर और व्याख्या · explanation in English

Answer: (b) राज्य की नीति के निदेशक तत्त्व द्वारा

Article 50, in Part IV (Directive Principles of State Policy), asks the State to work towards keeping the judiciary apart from the executive in its public services. It is a directive to the State, not a Preamble ideal, a Schedule entry or a mere convention.

  • ✓ (b) Article 50 ('Separation of judiciary from executive') is one of the Directive Principles in Part IV of the Constitution.
  • ✗ (a) The Preamble speaks of justice, liberty, equality and fraternity; it does not mention separating the judiciary from the executive.
  • ✗ (d) The separation is not left to convention; the Constitution itself states it in Article 50, although, being a Directive Principle, it cannot be enforced in court.

Remember · Article 50, a Directive Principle in Part IV, enjoins separation of the judiciary from the executive; like other DPSPs it is not enforceable in court.

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

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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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