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SSC GD 2021 PYQ — Question 26

SSC GD Constable (English) - 10th December 2021 Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q26

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Which Amendment Act of the Constitution of India requires a State to minimise inequalities in income, status, facilities and opportunities as a Directive Principle of State Policy?

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. 42nd.

  • The 44th Amendment Act of the Constitution of India requires a State to minimise inequalities in income, status, facilities and opportunities as a Directive Principle of State Policy.
  • Article 38 ensures that the State shall strive to promote the welfare of the people by securing and protecting a social order by ensuring social, economic and political justice and by minimising inequalities in income, status, facilities and opportunities.
  • The source of the concept of Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP) is the Spanish Constitution from which it came in the Irish Constitution.
  • The concept of DPSP emerged from Article 45 of the Irish Constitution.