Consider the following pairs regarding the Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSPs) and their respective constitutional articles:
1. Promotion of cottage industries in rural areas - Article 43
2. Promotion of cooperative societies - Article 43B
3. Protection of educational and economic interests of SCs, STs, and weaker sections - Article 46
4. Prohibition of slaughter of cows, calves, and other milch cattle - Article 48

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

Question

Consider the following pairs regarding the Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSPs) and their respective constitutional articles:
1. Promotion of cottage industries in rural areas - Article 43
2. Promotion of cooperative societies - Article 43B
3. Protection of educational and economic interests of SCs, STs, and weaker sections - Article 46
4. Prohibition of slaughter of cows, calves, and other milch cattle - Article 48

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

Accepted Answer

All pairs are correctly matched as per the Constitution of India:
- Article 43 directs the state to promote cottage industries on an individual or cooperative basis in rural areas.
- Article 43B promotes voluntary formation, autonomous functioning, democratic control, and professional management of cooperative societies.
- Article 46 directs the state to promote the educational and economic interests of SCs, STs, and other weaker sections and protect them from social injustice.
- Article 48 directs the state to organize agriculture and animal husbandry on modern lines and take steps for preserving and improving breeds, and prohibiting the slaughter of cows, calves, and other milch and draught cattle.

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