Which principle among the following was added to the Directive Principles of State Policy by the 42nd Amendment to the Constitution ?
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Answer: B. The 42nd Amendment (1976) added four Directive Principles: Article 39(f) (healthy development of children), Article 39A (free legal aid), Article 43A (participation of workers in the management of industries) and Article 48A (protection of environment). Equal pay, right to work and living wage were in the original Constitution. So participation of workers.
Watch for: Watch for options that sound modern; only Article 43A came in 1976.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because equal pay for equal work is in the original Article 39(d).
- C. Wrong because right to work, education and public assistance is the original Article 41.
- D. Wrong because living wage is the original Article 43.
Source to check: Constitution of India, Articles 39, 39A, 41, 43, 43A, 48A; Constitution (Forty-second Amendment) Act, 1976 (legislative.gov.in)
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