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DIRECTIVE PRINCIPLES OF STATE POLICY development. An important provision for children
is that the government has to provide free and
You have read that the Fundamental Rights can be compulsory education up to the age of 14 years. It
enforced by the court; however, the Constitution
is a matter of happiness that the government is
of India provides for certain goals called Directive taking steps to enforce this Directive Principle.
Principles of State Policy which cannot be
enforced by any court of law. The purpose of
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such a manner that these goals can be met. These
Directive Principles are dealt from Articles 36 to The government has passed the Right to Education
51. Their goal is to raise the standard of living of act, by which all children of our country between 6
people, give them protection of all types and to and 14 years of age are eligible to get free and
give them adequate opportunity for growth and compulsory education.

v Diversity and inequality should not be confused with one another.
v Prejudice is mere dislike while discrimination is unfairness.
v No person should be discriminated against on any ground, like caste, religion, language, region, sex etc.

v Merit and discrimination are two different things.
v The Constitution of India respects diversity and equality and makes suitable provisions.
v The citizens of India have been given six Fundamental Rights, the most important of which is the right to
constitutional remedies.
v The Directive Principles of State Policy have been included in the Constitution in order to direct the
government how it should attain the noble goals.

A. Tick (3) the right option :
1. The caste system is based on ____________ .
(a) varna (b) occupation (c) economic status
2. Diversity is in ____________ sense.

(a) positive (b) negative (c) none of these
3. Articles ____________ give the right to freedom of religion.
(a) 21 to 23 (b) 24 to 26 (c) 25 to 27
4. When a student is selected to a course of study on the basis of high marks he scored, it shows
____________ .
(a) discrimination (b) prejudice (c) merit
5. Today, untouchability is a ____________ .
(a) common practice (b) punishable offence (c) popular sentiment

6. The Constitution of India gives ____________ Fundamentals Rights to the citizens.
(a) six (b) seven (c) five
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