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Article 50 directs the State to take steps to separate the judiciary from the executive in public services of the State. Which of the following BEST reflects progress towards this directive?

  1. Appointment of District Magistrates as judicial officers
  2. Establishment of separate judicial services, independent appointment of judges
  3. Merger of judicial, executive functions for administrative efficiency
  4. Executive control over judicial appointments through executive orders
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Article 49 directs the State to protect every monument or place or object of artistic or historic interest, declared by or under law made by Parliament to be of national importance, from ______, defacement, damage, destruction, or disposal.

  1. spoliation
  2. restoration
  3. renovation
  4. commercialization
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Article 48A, inserted by the 42nd Amendment (1976), directs the State to protect and improve the environment and to safeguard forests and wildlife, reflecting growing recognition of environmental protection as constitutional value.

  1. True
  2. False
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Article 48 directs the State to endeavor to organize agriculture and animal husbandry on modern and scientific lines. Which of the following policy approaches BEST reflects this directive?

  1. Complete ban on cattle slaughter in all States
  2. Promotion of organic farming, sustainable livestock management, agricultural research
  3. Mandatory collectivization of all agricultural land
  4. Import of all food grains to ensure self-sufficiency
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Article 47 directs the State to regard raising the level of nutrition and standard of living of people, and improvement of ______, as among its primary duties, and to endeavor to bring about prohibition of consumption of intoxicating drinks and drugs injurious to health.

  1. infrastructure
  2. public health
  3. industrial output
  4. military strength
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Article 46 directs the State to promote with special care the educational and economic interests of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and other weaker sections, and to protect them from social injustice and all forms of exploitation.

  1. True
  2. False
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Article 45, as amended by the 86th Constitutional Amendment (2002), now directs the State to endeavor to provide early childhood care and education for all children until they complete the age of ______ years.

  1. 3
  2. 6
  3. 10
  4. 14
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Article 44 directs the State to endeavor to secure for the citizens a ______ civil code throughout the territory of India, reflecting commitment to gender justice, national integration, though implementation remains contested due to religious, cultural sensitivities.

  1. uniform
  2. religious
  3. regional
  4. customary
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Article 43B, inserted by the 97th Constitutional Amendment (2011), directs the State to promote voluntary formation, autonomous functioning, democratic control, and professional management of cooperative societies.

  1. True
  2. False
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Article 43A, inserted by the 42nd Amendment (1976), directs the State to take steps to secure participation of workers in management of industries. Which mechanism BEST reflects this directive?

  1. Trade union registration under Trade Unions Act, 1926
  2. Workers' representation on company boards under Companies Act, 2013
  3. Mandatory profit-sharing under Income Tax Act
  4. Government appointment of industry managers
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Article 43 directs the State to endeavor to secure, by suitable legislation or economic organization, to all workers, agricultural, industrial or otherwise, work, a living wage, conditions of work ensuring decent standard of life, and full enjoyment of leisure and social and cultural opportunities, and to promote ______ industries on individual or cooperative basis in rural areas.

  1. large-scale
  2. cottage
  3. foreign
  4. automated
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Article 42 directs the State to make provision for securing just and humane conditions of work and for maternity relief, reflecting commitment to labor rights, gender justice in workplace.

  1. True
  2. False
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Article 41 directs the State, within limits of economic capacity and development, to make effective provision for securing right to work, education, and public assistance in cases of unemployment, old age, sickness, disablement, and undeserved want. Which scheme BEST operationalizes this directive?

  1. National Pension System (NPS)
  2. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA)
  3. Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)
  4. Atal Pension Yojana (APY)
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Article 40 directs the State to take steps to organize village ______, and endow them with such powers and authority as may be necessary to enable them to function as units of self-government, reflecting Gandhian vision of decentralized governance.

  1. cooperatives
  2. panchayats
  3. committees
  4. unions
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Article 39A, inserted by the 42nd Amendment (1976), directs the State to secure equal justice and provide free legal aid to ensure that opportunities for securing justice are not denied to any citizen by reason of economic or other disabilities.

  1. True
  2. False
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Article 39 directs the State to secure certain principles of policy for citizens. Which of the following is NOT explicitly mentioned in Article 39?

  1. Adequate means of livelihood for all citizens
  2. Equal pay for equal work for both men and women
  3. Free and compulsory education for children below age 14
  4. Distribution of material resources to serve common good
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Article 38 directs the State to secure a social order for the promotion of welfare of the people, and to minimize inequalities in income, and endeavor to eliminate inequalities in status, facilities, and opportunities based on ______, caste, sex, place of birth, or otherwise.

  1. religion
  2. education
  3. occupation
  4. language
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Article 37 declares that Directive Principles are not enforceable by courts, but they are fundamental in governance and it is the duty of the State to apply them in making laws, giving them moral and political force despite non-justiciability.

  1. True
  2. False
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The Directive Principles of State Policy (Articles 36-51) are classified into three categories. Which of the following is NOT a recognized classification category?

  1. Socialist principles (welfare state, economic justice)
  2. Gandhian principles (village self-governance, prohibition)
  3. Liberal-Intellectual principles (education, environment, international peace)
  4. Theocratic principles (religious governance, faith-based policy)
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The Preamble's justice commitment has guided food security jurisprudence: PUCL case (2001 onwards) recognized right to food as part of Article 21, NFSA (2013) operationalizes this right through PDS, ICDS, mid-day meals, reflecting that food justice requires not just availability but ______ access to nutritious food for all, especially vulnerable groups.

  1. economic
  2. equitable
  3. administrative
  4. military