Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Polity and Constitution

Consider the following assertion:

The Directive Principles were designed to supplement the Fundamental Rights rather than merely reproduce them.

Which one of the following facts most directly supports the assertion?

  1. Both Parts confer identical legal remedies, but Directive Principles apply only to State governments
  2. Fundamental Rights primarily secure political democracy and individual protection, while Directive Principles pursue social and economic democracy and create conditions for fuller enjoyment of those rights
  3. Courts may directly enforce every Directive Principle whenever a related Fundamental Right exists
  4. Directive Principles deal exclusively with foreign policy, whereas Fundamental Rights regulate domestic matters
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