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Rights, Directive Principles and Duties (Parts III, IV, IVA)

Directive Principles of State Policy (Art. 36-51)

Practise 14 PYQs

Concepts to cover

  1. Non-justiciable yet fundamental in governance (Art. 37)
  2. Socialist principles: Art. 38, 39, 39A, 41, 42, 43, 43A, 47
  3. Gandhian principles: Art. 40, 43, 43B, 46, 47, 48
  4. Liberal-intellectual principles: Art. 44, 45, 48, 48A, 49, 50, 51
  5. Directives added by the 42nd, 44th, 86th and 97th Amendments
  6. Directives outside Part IV (Art. 335, 350A, 351)
Where to study

The Constitution of India

  • Art. 36-51
  • Art. 37
  • Art. 38-43A
  • Art. 40-48
  • Art. 44-51
  • Art. 39A
  • Art. 43A
  • Art. 43B
  • Art. 48A
  • Art. 335
  • Art. 350A
  • Art. 351

Indian Polity · M. Laxmikanth

  • ch. 8 Directive Principles of State Policy
  • ch. 8 Classification of the Directive Principles
  • ch. 8 New Directive Principles
  • ch. 8 Directives Outside Part IV

NCERT Class XI Indian Constitution at Work, Chapter 2: Rights in the Indian Constitution

  • pp. 1-25 whole chapter 'Rights in the Indian Constitution'
  • pp. 18-19 'Directive Principles of State Policy'
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