Here is Question No. 5 a part of our series on UPSC Prelims 2020.
Q5. In India, the separation of the judiciary from the executive is enjoined by
(a) the Preamble of the Constitution (b) a Directive Principle of State Policy (c) the Seventh Schedule (d) the conventional practice
Answer: B
The Directive Principles of State Policy are enumerated in Part IV (Articles 36 to 51) of the Constitution.
Article 50 of the Constitution reads as under: Separation of Judiciary from Executive – The State shall take steps to separate the judiciary from the executive in the public services of the State