Here is Question No. 12 a part of our series on UPSC Prelims 2020.
Q12. Which part of the Constitution of India declares the ideal of a Welfare State?
(a) Directive Principles of State Policy
(b) Fundamental Rights
(c) Preamble
(d) Seventh Schedule
Answer: A
- Part IV (Article 36-51) of the Constitution of India deals with the Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP) which declares the ideal of a Welfare State. DPSP aims to create a socio-economic condition where the citizens of the State can lead a good life and establish socio-economic democracy through a welfare state. Article 38 of the Constitution of India mentions that: The State shall strive to promote the welfare of the people by securing and protecting as effectively as it may a social order in which justice, social, economic, and political, shall inform all the institutions of the national life. The State shall, in particular, strive to minimize the inequalities in income, and endeavor to eliminate inequalities in status, facilities and opportunities, not only amongst individuals but also amongst groups of people residing in different areas or engaged in different vocations.
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