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The Directive Principles of State Policy, which guide welfare state measures implemented by the Punjab government, are borrowed from the constitution of which country?

A. USA
B. Ireland✓ Correct Answer
C. Canada
D. Australia

💡 Solution & Explanation

The Directive Principles of State Policy found in Part IV of the Indian Constitution were borrowed from the Irish Constitution of 1937, which had itself copied them from the Spanish Constitution. While Fundamental Rights ensure political democracy, Directive Principles aim at establishing social and economic democracy across states like Punjab. The ideas of liberty, equality, and fraternity were sourced from the French Constitution.

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