Which one of the following is NOT correctly matched?
- (a)Article 39 A — Equal Justice and free legal aid
- (b)Article 40 — Organisation of Village Panchayats
- (c)Article 44 — Uniform Civil Code
- (d)Article 48 — Separation of Judiciary from Executive
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.
- (a)Article 39 A — Equal Justice and free legal aid — 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)Article 40 — Organisation of Village Panchayats — 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)Article 44 — Uniform Civil Code — 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.
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.
In a 'NOT correctly matched' item, three pairs are right and you hunt the one wrong pair. The trap here is Article 48 vs Article 50 — 'separation of judiciary from executive' sounds administrative and is easy to slot under 48. Anchor the numbers: 48 = agriculture/cattle, 48A = environment, 50 = judiciary-executive separation.
- Article 39A → equal justice and free legal aid (inserted by the 42nd Amendment, 1976)
- Article 40 → organisation of village panchayats (a Gandhian principle)
- Article 44 → uniform civil code for citizens throughout India
- Article 48 → organisation of agriculture and animal husbandry, preserving breeds and prohibiting cow/calf/draught-cattle slaughter; Article 48A → environment, forests and wildlife; Article 50 → separation of judiciary from executive
Answer (d): the paper pairs Article 48 with separation of the judiciary, but that is Article 50 — Article 48 is about agriculture and cattle.
- Article 48 vs 48A vs 50 — agriculture/cattle vs environment vs judiciary-executive separation
- Assuming 'separation of judiciary' is an administrative directive and slotting it under Article 48
UPPSC/UPSC ask article-to-subject matching or 'which one is/is not correctly matched' across the Directive Principles.
Consider the following provisions under the Directive Principles of State Policy as enshrined in the Constitution of India: 1. Securing for citizens of India a uniform civil code 2. Organizing village Panchayats 3. Promoting cottage industries in rural areas 4. Securing for all the workers reasonable leisure and cultural opportunities. Which of the above are the Gandhian Principles that are reflected in the Directive Principles of State Policy?
- (a) 1, 2 and 4 only
- (b) 2 and 3 only
- (c) 1, 3 and 4 only
- (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer(b) 2 and 3 only
Same concept — mapping Directive Principles to their content, including Article 40 (village panchayats) and Article 44 (uniform civil code) that also appear in this UPPSC item. Here UPSC asks which of those DPSPs are the Gandhian principles.
Which of the following is/are included in the Directive Principles of State Policy? 1. Prohibition of traffic in human beings and forced labour 2. Prohibition of consumption except for medicinal purposes of intoxicating drinks and of other drugs which are injurious to health. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- (a) 1 only
- (b) 2 only
- (c) Both 1 and 2
- (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer(b) 2 only
Same skill — knowing exactly which provision sits inside the Directive Principles. Prohibition of intoxicants is Article 47 (a DPSP), while prohibition of human trafficking/forced labour is a Fundamental Right (Article 23), not a DPSP.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Separation of the judiciary from the executive in the public services of the State is a directive under which Article?
- (a)Article 48
- (b)Article 49
- (c)Article 50
- (d)Article 51
Answer(c) Article 50 — a Directive Principle of State Policy.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Which Article of the Constitution directs the State to organise agriculture and animal husbandry and to preserve and improve breeds of cattle?
- (a)Article 43
- (b)Article 46
- (c)Article 48
- (d)Article 48A
Answer(c) Article 48 — Article 48A separately covers protection of environment, forests and wildlife.