Which of the following Provision is a part of both Directive Principles of State Policy and Fundamental Duties?

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Correct — B, Protection of environment. It appears in BOTH parts of the Constitution: as a Directive Principle in Article 48A ('The State shall endeavour to protect and improve the environment and to safeguard the forests and wild life of the country') and as a Fundamental Duty in Article 51A(g) ('to protect and improve the natural environment including forests, lakes, rivers and wild life...'). Both were inserted by the 42nd Amendment (1976), making environmental protection a shared duty of the State and the citizen.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) Only a Directive Principle — Article 43A (added by the 42nd Amendment). It is not listed among the Fundamental Duties, so it is not in both parts.  (c) Only a Fundamental Duty — Article 51A(k) (added by the 86th Amendment, 2002), obliging a parent/guardian to provide education opportunities to a child aged 6-14. It is not framed as a Directive Principle.  (d) Only a Directive Principle — Article 44 directs the State to secure a Uniform Civil Code. It has no counterpart among the Fundamental Duties.

Concept: Directive Principles (Part IV) guide the State's policy; Fundamental Duties (Part IVA, added by the 42nd Amendment on the Swaran Singh Committee's advice) list moral obligations of citizens. Environmental protection is unusual in that the 42nd Amendment placed it in BOTH — Article 48A as a duty of the State and Article 51A(g) as a duty of the citizen.

State PCS 2023 Q54 — Polity & Governance PYQ with Answer

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