Directive Principles of State Policy
Non-justiciable guidelines in Part IV that the State should apply in making laws to secure social and economic justice.
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In previous-year questions
- India's handloom sector employs over 35.22 lakh weavers and allied workers, more than 72% of whom are women. Which Article of the Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP) mandates the State to secure a living wage and decent working conditions for all workers, including cottage industry workers?UPSC · Current Affairs
- Which constitutional provision directs the separation of the judiciary from the executive, a principle that the National Tribunals Commission under the Tribunals Reforms Bill, 2026 is designed to advance?UPSC · Current Affairs
- In Vanashakti v. Union of India (2026 INSC 761), the Supreme Court quashed the Central Government's 2021 Office Memorandum on post-facto environmental clearances on the ground that it violated which two constitutional provisions?UPSC · Current Affairs
- The Supreme Court bench that directed 19 states and UTs to declare cancer a notifiable disease (August 2026) invoked which constitutional provisions as the legal basis? The PIL argued that non-notification amounts to a violation of these rights.UPSC · Current Affairs
- Which Article of the Indian Constitution provides the primary constitutional mandate for the State to bring about prohibition of the consumption of intoxicating drinks and drugs injurious to health — the provision that underpins India's drug abuse control policy including the NMBA?UPSC · Current Affairs
- The Tribunals Reforms Act, 2026 was enacted in the context of constitutional provisions on tribunals. Which of the following Constitutional Articles were inserted by the 42nd Constitutional Amendment, 1976 to provide the basis for tribunals?UPSC · Current Affairs
- Which Constitutional Article, inserted by the 86th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2002, guarantees the Right to Free and Compulsory Education for children between the ages of 6 and 14 years?UPSC · Current Affairs
- Article 48A of the Indian Constitution, which directs the State to protect and improve the environment, was inserted by which Constitutional Amendment?UPSC · Current Affairs
- Article 43A of the Indian Constitution, which provides for the participation of workers in the management of industries, was inserted by which Constitutional Amendment?UPSC · Current Affairs
- Which Fundamental Duty under Article 51A of the Indian Constitution specifically requires citizens to "protect and improve the natural environment including forests, lakes, rivers and wildlife, and to have compassion for living creatures"?UPSC · Current Affairs
- Which Fundamental Duty in the Indian Constitution specifically casts an obligation on every citizen to protect and improve the natural environment including forests, lakes, rivers, and wildlife?UPSC · Current Affairs
- Which Directive Principle of State Policy (DPSP) in the Constitution of India directs the State to endeavour to protect and improve the environment and safeguard forests and wildlife?UPSC · Current Affairs