2017 · Q118
Which one of the following statements relating to the Directive Principles of State Policy is not correct ?
General KnowledgeIndian Polity and Governance
- AThe provisions contained in Part IV of the Constitution of India shall not be enforceable by any Court.
- BThe Directive Principles of State Policy are fundamental in the governance of the country.
- CIt shall be the duty of the State to apply the Directive Principles in making laws.
- DThe Directive Principles are directed in making India an advanced capitalist country of the world.
Explanation
Article 37 makes the DPSPs non-justiciable (A); they are fundamental in governance (B); and the State must apply them in making laws (C). They aim at a welfare state with social and economic justice — not at making India ‘an advanced capitalist country’ (D). Hence D.