UPSC Prelims 2025 · GS Paper I

Question 55: Polity and Governance

Consider the following pairs :

	Provision in the Constitution of India	Stated under
I.	Separation of Judiciary from the Executive in the public services of the State	The Directive Principles of the State Policy
II.	Valuing and preserving of the rich heritage of our composite culture	The Fundamental Duties
III.	Prohibition of employment of children below the age of 14 years in factories	The Fundamental Rights

How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?

aOnly one

bOnly two

cAll the three

dNone

AnswerThe answer is (c).

Separation of the judiciary from the executive in the public services of the State is Article 50, a Directive Principle. Valuing and preserving the rich heritage of our composite culture is Article 51A(f), a Fundamental Duty. The prohibition of employment of children below fourteen in factories, mines or other hazardous work is Article 24, a Fundamental Right against exploitation. All three pairs are correct.

I. Article 50 is a Directive Principle.
II. Article 51A(f) is a Fundamental Duty.
III. Article 24 is a Fundamental Right.

How you could have got this

No shortcut here: in a “how many” question, ruling out options doesn’t help. Every statement has to be judged.

This follows an unofficial answer: UPSC has not published its key for this year, and if that answer is wrong, so is this path.

Which options go is worked out from UPSC’s key and the options, not by a model.

Why each option is right or wrong

(a) Wrong: all three pairs are correct.
(b) Wrong: all three pairs are correct.
(c) Right: Article 50, Article 51A(f) and Article 24 match the three parts.
(d) Wrong: all three are correctly matched.

Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.

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Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2025, General Studies Paper I, Series A. The paper on upsc.gov.in.