Other than the Fundamental Rights, which of the following parts of the Constitution of
India reflect/reflects the principles and provisions of the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights (1948)?
1. Preamble
2. Directive Principles of State Policy
3. Fundamental Duties
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Answer:
(d)
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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) consists of the following: The preamble sets out the historical and social causes that led to the necessity of drafting the Declaration. The Preamble of the constitution mentions about liberty, equality, fraternity, justice – social, economic, political and many such things which overlap with the 1948 declaration as seen in Articles 1-2, 18-21, etc. Similarly, the 1948 declaration thus talks of not just political rights but also of social and economic rights especially under Articles 22-27. In case of Indian constitution, these socio-economic rights are provided in the Directive Principles of state policy. Lastly, the declaration talks of not just rights but also duties of individual towards the society as seen in the Articles 28-30. Therefore, all the three parts reflect the spirit of the declaration. Therefore the correct answer is (d).