{"id":93997,"date":"2025-06-01T12:01:19","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T12:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=93997"},"modified":"2025-06-01T12:01:19","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T12:01:19","slug":"consider-the-following-statements-regarding-principles-of-policy-to-be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-regarding-principles-of-policy-to-be\/","title":{"rendered":"Consider the following statements regarding principles of policy to be"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements regarding principles of policy to be followed by the State :<br \/>\nThe State shall, in particular, direct its policy towards securing<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. that the citizens, men and women equally, have the right to an adequate means of livelihood.<\/li>\n<li>2. that the ownership and control of the material resources of the community are so distributed as best to subserve the common good.<\/li>\n<li>3. that the operation of the economic system results in the concentration of wealth and means of production to the common detriment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Which of the above statements are correct ?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 and 2 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 and 3 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;1 and 3 only&#8221; option4=&#8221;1, 2 and 3&#8243; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC SO-Steno &#8211; 2018<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-so-steno-2018.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-so-steno-2018\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nThe correct answer is A.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nStatement 1 is correct. Article 39(a) of the Constitution states that the State shall direct its policy towards securing that the citizens, men and women equally, have the right to an adequate means of livelihood.<br \/>\nStatement 2 is correct. Article 39(b) states that the State shall direct its policy towards securing that the ownership and control of the material resources of the community are so distributed as best to subserve the common good.<br \/>\nStatement 3 is incorrect. Article 39(c) states the opposite: that the State shall direct its policy towards securing that the operation of the economic system does *not* result in the concentration of wealth and means of production to the common detriment.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nStatements 1, 2, and 3 (as it should be according to the Constitution) are part of the Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP), specifically Article 39, which lays down certain principles of policy to be followed by the State to promote the welfare of the people. These principles are fundamental in the governance of the country and are expected to guide the State in making laws.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements regarding principles of policy to be followed by the State : The State shall, in particular, direct its policy towards securing 1. that the citizens, men and women equally, have the right to an adequate means of livelihood. 2. that the ownership and control of the material resources of the community &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Consider the following statements regarding principles of policy to be\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-regarding-principles-of-policy-to-be\/#more-93997\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Consider the following statements regarding principles of policy to be<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1095],"tags":[1114,1234,1099],"class_list":["post-93997","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-so-steno","tag-1114","tag-directive-principles-of-state-policy","tag-indian-polity-and-governance","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Consider the following statements regarding principles of policy to be<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The correct answer is A. 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