Chapter 3: Salient Features: 2

Question 1

What are the directive principles of state policy?

Answer 1

The Directive Principles are the guidelines that are to be followed by the govt. in the governance of the country.

Question 2

Which part and articles of the constitution do these principles come under?

Answer 2

They come under part 4 of the constitution under articles: 36 to 51.

Question 3

Why are they called directive principles?

Answer 3

They are called Directive Principles because the govt. has to take them into consideration while making laws.

Question 4

Which constitutions are these principles found in?

Answer 4

The constitutions of India and Ireland.

Question 5

Which sources were the framers of the directive principles inspired by when they framed them?

Answer 5

1. The Constitution of the Irish republic which contains the principles of state policy for guidance of legislators.
2. The Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizens of revolutionary France.
3. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
4. The United Nations Human Rights Charter
5. The Gandhian Principles.

Question 6

What are the importance of Directive Principles?

Answer 6

1. They provide a framework, political, social and economic programme a for modern democratic state.
2. The Directive Principles give guidelines to make laws and draft their policies.
3. They provide a measure to judge a govt.s performance.
4. The directive principles direct the government to move towards the goal of a welfare state.
5. They enlighten and educate the people what they can expect from the politicians whom they vote to power.
6. They provide a direction to courts in respect of safeguarding the rights of the citizens.
7. Since public opinion backs the directive principles, the goal of establishing social and economic order is clearly laid out before the govt.

Question 7

What is a welfare state?

Answer 7

A welfare state is a state which seeks to ensure maximum happiness of maximum number of people living within its territory. These directives emphasise that the goal of the Indian Polity is a Welfare State, where the state has a positive duty to ensure its citizens social and economic justice and dignity to the individual.

Question 8

What are the differences between Fundamental Rights and Directive principles?

Answer 8

Notion.