UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2021

Under the Indian Constitution, concentration of wealth violates

  1. the Right to Equality
  2. the Directive Principles of State Policy
  3. the Right to Freedom
  4. the Concept of Welfare

Answer

Correct Answer

the Directive Principles of State Policy

Explanation

Article 39(c), a Directive Principle of State Policy, directs the State to ensure that the operation of the economic system does not result in the concentration of wealth and means of production to the common detriment.

Topics: concentration of wealth, directive principles of state policy, polity & governance, socialistic principles (article 39)