Question

Match the pairs - (Human Rights and Directive Principles of State Policy)

‘A’ (Human Right)		‘B’ (Directive Principle-Articles)
a)	Right to work	i)	Article 47
b)	Equal pay for equal work	ii)	Article 41
c)	Right to a minimum standard of living	iii)	Article 43(A)
d)	Participation of workers in Management of Industries	iv)	Article 39

1. a - (iv), b - (ii), c - (iii), d - (i)
2. a - (ii), b - (iv), c - (i), d - (iii)
3. a - (iii), b - (iv), c - (ii), d - (i)
4. a - (ii), b - (i), c - (iv), d - (iii)

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : a - (ii), b - (iv), c - (i), d - (iii)

The correct answer is a - (ii), b - (iv), c - (i), d - (iii).

• The DPSPs are listed in Part IV of the Indian Constitution and it clearly states that it is the duty of the State to apply these principles in the process of law-making.
• There are mainly three categories of these principles – Socialist Directives, Gandhian Directives and Liberal Intellectual Directives.
• The procedure for the nomination of members to the Rajya Sabha is also borrowed from Ireland.

DPSP – Socialistic Principles

• • They are the principles that aim at providing social and economic justice and set the path towards the welfare state.
  • Article 38 Promote the welfare of the people by securing a social order through justice—social, economic and political and to minimise inequalities in income, status, facilities and opportunities.
  • Article 39 Secure citizens: Right to adequate means of livelihood for all citizens
  • Article 39A Promote equal justice and free legal aid to the poor
  • Article 41 In cases of unemployment, old age, sickness and disablement, secure citizens: Right to work, Right to education, Right to public assistance.
  • Article 42 Make provision for just and humane conditions of work and maternity relief.
  • Article 43 Secure a living wage, a decent standard of living and social and cultural opportunities for all workers.
  • Article 43A Take steps to secure the participation of workers in the management of industries.
  • Article 47 Raise the level of nutrition and the standard of living of people and improve public health.