UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 61
Which part of the Constitution of India declares the ideal of Welfare state?
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Correct answer: A
Correct Option: A (Directive principles of state policy)
Explanation: Part IV (Directive Principles of State Policy) sets the constitutional vision of a welfare state through social and economic justice and duties such as public health and livelihood support.
Option-wise Analysis:
A. Correct - Directive Principles direct welfare-state policy-making.
B. Incorrect - Fundamental Rights protect enforceable individual liberties, not the principal catalogue of welfare-state duties.
C. Incorrect - The Preamble states justice and equality, but Part IV sets specific welfare policy directives.
D. Incorrect - The Seventh Schedule distributes legislative powers, not welfare objectives.