Question

Which of the following Articles act as Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP) based on Gandhian Principles ?

1. Article 40
2. Article 43
3. Article 46
4. Article 44

• A. 1 only
• B. 2 only
• C. 2, 4
• D. 1, 2, 3

Answer 1

Answer:

D. 1, 2, 3

Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP) based on Gandhian Principles

• Article 40: The State shall take steps to organise village panchayats as units of Self Government
• Article 43: The State shall endeavour to promote cottage industries on an individual or cooperative basis in rural areas.
• Article 43B: To promote voluntary formation, autonomous functioning, democratic control and professional management of cooperative societies.
• Article 46: The State shall promote educational and economic interests of the weaker sections of the people particularly that of the Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs) and other weaker sections.
• Article 47: The State shall take steps to improve public health and prohibit consumption of intoxicating drinks and drugs that are injurious to health.
• Article 48: To prohibit the slaughter of cows, calves and other milch and draught cattle and to improve their breeds.

NB : Article 44 deals with the 'Uniform Civil Code'.It's a Directive based on Liberal-Intellectual Principles