The Directive Principles of State Policy in the Constitution of India were borrowed from the _________ Constitution.

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Answer 1

The correct answer is Irish.

Key Points

The Directive Principles of State Policy in the Constitution of India were borrowed from the Irish Constitution.
The constituent assembly took 2 years 11 months and 18 days to frame the constitution of India.
The constitution of India was adopted by the constituent assembly on 26th November 1949.
The constitution of India came into force on 26th January 1950.
India borrowed many features from different countries while preparing its constitution.
Suspension of fundamental rights during emergencies was borrowed from the Weimar Republic of Germany.
Amendment to the constitution is adopted from South Africa.
The important features borrowed from the Republic of Ireland are:
- Presidential election.
- Nomination of the members to the Rajya sabha.
- Directive principle of state policy.

Additional Information

The framers of the constitution borrowed this idea from the Irish Constitution of 1937, which had copied it from the Spanish Constitution.
The Directive Principles of State Policy are mentioned in Part IV of the constitution from Articles 36 to 51.
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar described these principles as 'novel features' of the Indian Constitution.
The Directive Principles along with the Fundamental Rights contain the philosophy of the constitution and are the soul of the Constitution.