Which one of the following is NOT correctly matched?

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Correct — (d) is the pair that is NOT correctly matched. Article 48 of the Constitution directs the State to organise agriculture and animal husbandry on modern, scientific lines — to preserve and improve breeds and to prohibit the slaughter of cows, calves and other milch and draught cattle. The 'separation of the judiciary from the executive in the public services of the State' is the mandate of Article 50, not Article 48. So pairing Article 48 with separation of the judiciary is the wrong match. The other three are correct: Article 39A → equal justice and free legal aid, Article 40 → organisation of village panchayats, Article 44 → uniform civil code.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) Correctly matched, so it is not the answer. Article 39A (inserted by the 42nd Amendment, 1976) directs the State to secure equal justice and free legal aid.  (b) Correctly matched, so it is not the answer. Article 40 (a Gandhian directive) requires the State to organise village panchayats as units of self-government.  (c) Correctly matched, so it is not the answer. Article 44 directs the State to endeavour to secure a uniform civil code for citizens throughout India.

Concept: The Directive Principles of State Policy (Part IV, Articles 36-51) are non-justiciable directives to the State. Their exact article numbers are frequently tested. Article 48 concerns agriculture, animal husbandry and cattle preservation; Article 48A (added by the 42nd Amendment) concerns protection of the environment, forests and wildlife; and Article 50 directs separation of the judiciary from the executive. Mixing up 48, 48A and 50 is the classic error this question exploits.

State PCS 2020 Q122 — Polity & Governance PYQ with Answer

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