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Article 49 directs the State to protect every monument or place or object of artistic or historic interest, declared by or under law made by Parliament to be of national importance, from ______, defacement, damage, destruction, or disposal.

  1. spoliation
  2. restoration
  3. renovation
  4. commercialization
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Article 48A, inserted by the 42nd Amendment (1976), directs the State to protect and improve the environment and to safeguard forests and wildlife, reflecting growing recognition of environmental protection as constitutional value.

  1. True
  2. False
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Article 47 directs the State to regard raising the level of nutrition and standard of living of people, and improvement of ______, as among its primary duties, and to endeavor to bring about prohibition of consumption of intoxicating drinks and drugs injurious to health.

  1. infrastructure
  2. public health
  3. industrial output
  4. military strength
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Article 46 directs the State to promote with special care the educational and economic interests of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and other weaker sections, and to protect them from social injustice and all forms of exploitation.

  1. True
  2. False
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Article 45, as amended by the 86th Constitutional Amendment (2002), now directs the State to endeavor to provide early childhood care and education for all children until they complete the age of ______ years.

  1. 3
  2. 6
  3. 10
  4. 14
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Article 43B, inserted by the 97th Constitutional Amendment (2011), directs the State to promote voluntary formation, autonomous functioning, democratic control, and professional management of cooperative societies.

  1. True
  2. False
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Article 43 directs the State to endeavor to secure, by suitable legislation or economic organization, to all workers, agricultural, industrial or otherwise, work, a living wage, conditions of work ensuring decent standard of life, and full enjoyment of leisure and social and cultural opportunities, and to promote ______ industries on individual or cooperative basis in rural areas.

  1. large-scale
  2. cottage
  3. foreign
  4. automated
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Article 42 directs the State to make provision for securing just and humane conditions of work and for maternity relief, reflecting commitment to labor rights, gender justice in workplace.

  1. True
  2. False
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Article 40 directs the State to take steps to organize village ______, and endow them with such powers and authority as may be necessary to enable them to function as units of self-government, reflecting Gandhian vision of decentralized governance.

  1. cooperatives
  2. panchayats
  3. committees
  4. unions
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Article 39A, inserted by the 42nd Amendment (1976), directs the State to secure equal justice and provide free legal aid to ensure that opportunities for securing justice are not denied to any citizen by reason of economic or other disabilities.

  1. True
  2. False
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Article 38 directs the State to secure a social order for the promotion of welfare of the people, and to minimize inequalities in income, and endeavor to eliminate inequalities in status, facilities, and opportunities based on ______, caste, sex, place of birth, or otherwise.

  1. religion
  2. education
  3. occupation
  4. language
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Article 37 declares that Directive Principles are not enforceable by courts, but they are fundamental in governance and it is the duty of the State to apply them in making laws, giving them moral and political force despite non-justiciability.

  1. True
  2. False
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The Preamble's values (justice, liberty, equality, fraternity) provide foundation for constitutional culture - shared understanding of constitutional norms, values, practices - which requires civic education, public discourse, institutional reinforcement to realize transformative vision.

  1. True
  2. False
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The Preamble's promise to promote 'unity and integrity of the Nation' is operationalized through federal provisions that balance State autonomy with national cohesion, including the Union's power to reorganize States under Article ______.

  1. 2
  2. 3
  3. 4
  4. 5
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The Preamble declares India a 'Democratic Republic', meaning the head of state (President) is ______, not hereditary, and government derives its authority from the people through free and fair elections.

  1. elected
  2. appointed by monarch
  3. nominated by judiciary
  4. selected by military
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The Preamble's declaration of India as 'Sovereign' signifies that India has supreme authority in internal and external affairs, free from external control, and can determine its own ______ relations, defense policies, and constitutional arrangements.

  1. economic
  2. foreign
  3. cultural
  4. administrative
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The Preamble promises to promote fraternity assuring the dignity of the individual and the ______ of the Nation. This phrase links individual dignity with national unity, reflecting the Constitution's vision of inclusive citizenship.

  1. prosperity
  2. unity and integrity
  3. sovereignty
  4. democracy
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The Preamble's promise of 'equality of status and of opportunity' is operationalized through Fundamental Rights (Articles 14-18) and Directive Principles, requiring both formal equality (treating likes alike) and substantive equality (addressing historical disadvantages through affirmative action).

  1. True
  2. False
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The Preamble promises to secure to all citizens justice, social, economic and ______. This tripartite conception of justice reflects the Constitution's commitment to comprehensive equality and welfare.

  1. cultural
  2. political
  3. religious
  4. administrative
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Under Article 352, a National Emergency proclamation must be approved by Parliament within 1 month, and can be revoked by Lok Sabha passing a resolution by ______ majority, ensuring continuous democratic oversight.

  1. simple
  2. special
  3. two-thirds
  4. unanimous