Question

The purpose of Directive Principles of State Policy is to ______________________.

• A. lay down positive instructions which would guide State Policy at all levels
• B. implement Gandhiji's idea for a decentralized state
• C. check the use of arbitrary powers by the government
• D. promote welfare of the backward sections of the society

Answer 1

The correct option is A lay down positive instructions which would guide State Policy at all levels

Option A is the correct answer. The purpose of Directive Principles of State Policy is to lay down positive instructions which would guide State Policy at all levels. The Directive Principles are covered from Article 36 to Article 51 in the Constitution. The provisions contained in this Directive Principles cannot be enforced by any court, but these principles are fundamental in the governance of the country and it shall be the duty of the State to apply these principles in making laws.