Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Polity and Constitution

Consider the following assertion:

The present constitutional relationship does not permit unlimited primacy to every Directive Principle over Fundamental Rights.

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

  1. Article 37 declares the Directive Principles fundamental in the governance of the country
  2. Parliament possesses the power to amend Fundamental Rights for implementing Directive Principles
  3. The extension of Article 31C protection to laws implementing every Directive Principle was invalidated, while the balance between Parts III and IV was treated as part of the basic structure
  4. The Directive Principles are non-justiciable, and any Fundamental Right obstructing them consequently becomes invalid
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