Differences Between Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles of State Policy

Q. How are the Fundamental Rights different from the Directive Principles of State Policies?

1. Fundamental Rights are legally enforceable, whereas the Directive Principles are not.
2. Fundamental Rights are mentioned explicitly in the Constitution, whereas the Directives Principles are not.
3. Fundamental Rights look into individual welfare, whereas the Directive Principles look into public welfare.
4. Fundamental Rights are borrowed from the American Constitution, whereas the Directive Principles are borrowed from the Constitution of Ireland.

Q. Select the correct options regarding the Fundament Rights (FRs) and Directive Principles of State Policies (DPSPs).

1. FRs are legally enforceable while the DPSPs are not.
2. FRs are negative in nature, putting restrictions on the state or government. DPSPs are positive in nature, encouraging the state or government to do good.
3. FRs impart social and economic democracy while DPSPs impart political democracy.
4. FRs promote individual welfare while DPSPs promote public welfare.

Q. (i) no law giving effect to the policy of the state towards securing all or any of the principles laid in part IV.
(ii) not withstanding anything contained in Article 13
(iii) and no law containing a declaration that it is for giving effect to such policy shall be called in question in any court on the ground that it does not give effect to such policy
(iv) shall be deemed to be void on the ground that it is inconsistent with or takes away or abridges any of the rights conferred by Article 14 or 19

1. i, ii, iii, iv
2. ii, i, iii, iv
3. iv, i, ii, iii
4. ii, i, iv, iii

Q. The feature of fundamental rights in the Indian Constitution has been borrowed from the constitution of .

1. Britain
2. United States
3. Ireland

Q. In which part of the Indian Constitution are the fundamental rights listed?

1. Part I
2. Part III
3. Part II
4. Part IV

Q. The feature of fundamental rights in the Indian Constitution has been borrowed from the constitution of .

1. Britain
2. United States
3. Ireland

Q. Select the correct options regarding the Fundament Rights (FRs) and Directive Principles of State Policies (DPSPs).

1. FRs are legally enforceable while the DPSPs are not.
2. FRs are negative in nature, putting restrictions on the state or government. DPSPs are positive in nature, encouraging the state or government to do good.
3. FRs impart social and economic democracy while DPSPs impart political democracy.
4. FRs promote individual welfare while DPSPs promote public welfare.

Q. Both the Fundamental Rights and the Directive Principles of State Policy are non-enforceable by law.

1. True
2. False