Which one of the following Directive Principles was inserted by the Co

Which one of the following Directive Principles was inserted by the Constitution (42^nd Amendment) Act, 1976 ?

[amp_mcq option1=”The State shall minimise inequalities in income” option2=”Equal justice and free legal aid” option3=”Promotion of co-operative societies” option4=”Provision for early childhood care” correct=”option2″]

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The correct option is (B) Equal justice and free legal aid.

Article 39A, which mandates the state to provide for equal justice and free legal aid to ensure that opportunities for securing justice are not denied to any citizen by reason of economic or other disabilities, was inserted into the Directive Principles of State Policy by the Constitution (42nd Amendment) Act, 1976.

The 42nd Amendment Act, 1976, also known as the ‘Mini-Constitution’, introduced several other changes to the Directive Principles, including Article 39(f) (opportunity for healthy development of children), Article 43A (participation of workers in management of industries), and Article 48A (protection and improvement of environment and safeguarding of forests and wild life). Option A (minimise inequalities in income) was inserted by the 44th Amendment Act, 1978 (Article 38(2)). Option C (Promotion of co-operative societies) was inserted by the 97th Amendment Act, 2011 (Article 43B). Option D (Provision for early childhood care) is part of the substituted Article 45 by the 86th Amendment Act, 2002.

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