Which constitutional amendment has made Directive principles of state policy more important than fundamental rights?

A 42nd
B 44rd
C 52th
D 56th

Correct Answer: 42nd

42nd Amendment Act 1976 through Article-31(C) gave precedence to all Directive Principles of State Policy over Fundamental Rights. Later on in Minerva Mills case 1980, Supreme Court struck down 42nd Amendment act related to Article-31(C) and upheld the importance of Fundamental Rights over DPSP except directives under Article-39(B) and 39(C) which are given primacy over Fundamental Rights under article-14.
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In which of the following matter the Supreme Court upheld the importance of fundamental rights over directive principles of state policy?
A Golaknath case
B Keshavananda Bharti case
C Minerava Mills Case
D All of these
Granville Austin has described the Directive principles and the fundamental rights as
A The heart of the Constitution
B The conscience of the Constitution
C The back bone of the Constitution
D None of these
Who made this statement that "the Directive Principles of State Policy are like Bank Cheque whose payment is done by bank at his own will"?
A K.T.Shah
B K.M.Munshi
C B.R.Ambedkar
D Austin
The Directive Principles of State Policy has been adopted from which Constitution?
A U.S. Constitution
B British Constitution
C Irish Constitution
D French Constitution
The idea of Directive Principles of state policy in the constitution of India has been borrowed from
A The Irish constitution
B The French Constitution
C The Japanese Constitution
D The Canadian Constitution
Which one of the following statements relating to the Directive Principles of State Policy is not correct?
A The\ provisions\ contained\ in\ part\ IV\ of the\ Constitution\ of\ India\ shall\ not\ be enforceable by any Court.
B The\ Directive\ Principle\ of\ State\ policy are\ fundamental\ in\ the\ governance\ of the country.
C It\ shall\ be\ the\ duty\ of\ the\ State\ to apply\ the\ Directive\ Principle\ in\ making laws.
D The\ Directive\ Principle\ are\ directed\ in making\ India\ an\ advanced\ capitalist country of the world.
Which of the article ensures that Directive principles of state policy cannot be enforced by any court?
A Article-31
B Article-38
C Article-37
D Article-39
If the Directive principles of state policy would have not been enforced by government where can the citizens go?
A High court
B Supreme court
C National human rights commission
D None of these
The Directive Principles of State Policy are enshrined in
A Part V of the Constitution
B Part VI of the Constitution
C Part III of the Constitution
D Part IV of the Constitution
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar described Directive Principles of state Policy as :
A heart of the constitution
B novel features of the constitution
C conscience of the constitution
D backbone of the constitution

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