Previous year MCQs

Indian Polity UPPSC 1994 GS-I
Question

In the Indian Constitution the Directive Principles of State Policy were borrowed from:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: Ireland

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Ireland”.
The Directive Principles of State Policy in the Indian Constitution were primarily inspired by the Constitution of Ireland.

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