OPSC OAS 2019 PrelimsPolityQuestion 3
Solved previous year question from the OPSC OAS/OCS 2019 Preliminary Examination (General Studies), with the official answer key and a detailed explanation.
Question
India borrowed the idea of Directive Principle of State Policy from the Constitution of :
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Answer & Explanation
Correct answer: (B) The Republic of Ireland
India borrowed the idea of Directive Principles of State Policy from the Constitution of Ireland (1937), which was then known as the Irish Free State and later became the Republic of Ireland.
Key points
- The Irish Constitution contained similar non-justiciable principles called "Directive Principles of Social Policy"
- These principles guided state policy without being enforceable in courts
- Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and the Constituent Assembly adopted this concept for India’s Constitution
- The idea was to provide social and economic guidelines for governance while keeping them separate from justiciable fundamental rights
