Question

The Directive Principles of State Policy is borrowed from the ___________ constitution.
a.Irish
b.Japan
c.Australia
d.Britain

Answer 1

Hint: The Directive Principles of State Policy are the idealistic notions and thoughts that are to be borne in mind while formulating various programs, policies and henceforth enacting laws.

Complete step by step answer: Articles 36-51 which comes under Part-IV of Indian Constitution deals with Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP). These have been borrowed from the Constitution of Ireland, which in turn have borrowed them from the Spanish Constitution. Granville Austin has described DPSPs along with fundamental rights, as the “conscience of the constitution”.
Looking at the options given:
Option a- Irish is the correct answer.
Option b- Japan is an incorrect answer although we have borrowed the concept of “procedure established by law” from the same.
Option c- We have borrowed ‘concurrent list’, ‘freedom of trade’ and even ‘joint sitting of the two houses of the parliament ’ from Australia. This is an incorrect answer.
Option d- Britain is not the correct answer. ‘Rule of law’, ‘legislative procedure’, ‘single citizenship’ and ‘cabinet system’ are a few concepts that we have borrowed from Britain.

Option “a” is the correct answer.

Note:The Directive Principles of State Policy can be classified as- Socialistic Principles, Gandhian Principles and Liberal-Intellectual Principles. They are not enforceable but hold a very important idea of statehood.