UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2020

In India, separation of judiciary from the executive is enjoined by

  1. the Preamble of the Constitution
  2. a Directive Principle of State Policy
  3. the Seventh Schedule
  4. the conventional practice

Answer

Correct Answer

a Directive Principle of State Policy

Explanation

Article 50 in Part IV (DPSP) directs the State to take steps to separate the judiciary from the executive in public services of the State.

Topics: article 50 - separation of judiciary from executive, directive principles of state policy, gandhian & liberal-intellectual principles, polity & governance