Q48: APPSC Prelims 2024 GS (Group-I): Previous Year Question with Answer

With reference to Indian polity, which one of the following statements would you accept as appropriate ideas referring to 'Equality' ? I. The primacy of equality is safeguarded, defined and enforced by the courts of law rather than by the Constitution as conceptualized by A.V. Dicey. II. Article 14 of the Constitution of India constitutes only the concept of 'Equality before the law' but does not mention the concept of 'Equal Protection of Laws'. III. Article 194 and Article 361A of the Constitution of India are indicative of the fact that equality in India is not absolute. IV. The theory of equality includes distinction of merit but not distinction on account of hereditary titles or nobility as propounded by the Balaji Raghavan Case (1995). Select the correct answer using the codes given below :