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50 questions covering every section of the note.
This Lok Sewa practice set has 50 multiple-choice questions (Subject: Constitution of Nepal · For: Kharidar, Nayab Subba, Section Officer · Level: Easy). Take the quiz above first; after that, use the study list below to revise every question with its correct answer and a short explanation.
Study list: all 50 questions with answers and explanations
Directive principles, policies and obligations are in which part?
- A) Part 3
- B) Part 4 ✔
- C) Part 5
- D) Part 6
Why: Part 4 of the Constitution (Articles 49–55) covers directive principles, policies and obligations of the state.
Which article contains the directive principles?
- A) Article 46
- B) Article 50 ✔
- C) Article 51
- D) Article 55
Why: Article 50 sets the directive principles: political, social and cultural, economic and international relations objectives.
Policies of the state are in:
- A) Article 50
- B) Article 51 ✔
- C) Article 52
- D) Article 53
Why: Article 51 lists the policies of the state in 13 groups.
How many groups of policies are in Article 51?
- A) 10
- B) 11
- C) 13 ✔
- D) 15
Why: Article 51 has 13 groups of policies, from (a) national unity and security to (m) international relations.
Obligations of the state are in:
- A) Article 52 ✔
- B) Article 54
- C) Article 48
- D) Article 47
Why: Article 52 says the state is obliged to make Nepal prosperous by protecting fundamental rights and following Part 4.
Which article says no court question can be raised about Part 4?
- A) Article 53
- B) Article 54
- C) Article 55 ✔
- D) Article 46
Why: Article 55 says no question can be raised in court about whether Part 4 has been implemented.
Directive principles are:
- A) Justiciable
- B) Non-justiciable ✔
- C) Enforceable by writ
- D) Only for provinces
Why: Directive principles are non-justiciable: citizens cannot go to court to enforce them, unlike fundamental rights.
Who submits the annual report on implementing Part 4?
- A) Supreme Court
- B) Government of Nepal ✔
- C) Election Commission
- D) Province governments
Why: The Government of Nepal prepares an annual report on implementing Part 4 (Article 53).
The annual report on Part 4 is laid before:
- A) Federal Parliament ✔
- B) Supreme Court
- C) Council of Ministers
- D) Provincial Assembly
Why: The report is submitted to the President, who has it laid before the Federal Parliament through the Prime Minister.
Who monitors the implementation of Part 4 under Article 54?
- A) A committee of Federal Parliament ✔
- B) The Auditor General
- C) The President alone
- D) NHRC
Why: Under Article 54, a committee of the Federal Parliament monitors how Part 4 is being implemented.
The idea of directive principles was taken from the constitution of:
- A) USA
- B) UK
- C) Ireland ✔
- D) France
Why: The idea of directive principles came from Ireland's constitution, which also influenced India's.
The economic aim in the directive principles is a(n):
- A) Purely capitalist economy
- B) Socialism-oriented economy ✔
- C) Feudal economy
- D) Barter economy
Why: Article 50(3) aims for a socialism-oriented, independent and prosperous economy.
The three sectors named for economic development are:
- A) Public, private and cooperative ✔
- B) Agriculture, industry and services
- C) Federal, provincial and local
- D) Rural, urban and remote
Why: Article 50(3) names the public, private and cooperative sectors as partners in economic development.
Nepal's foreign policy under Article 50 is based on:
- A) Military alliances
- B) UN Charter, non-alignment and Panchsheel ✔
- C) Only trade interests
- D) Membership of NATO
Why: Article 50(4) bases foreign policy on the UN Charter, non-alignment, Panchsheel, international law and world peace.
The political directive principle aims to build a:
- A) Welfare state ✔
- B) Police state
- C) Monarchy
- D) One-party state
Why: Article 50(1) aims to build a public welfare state based on rule of law, human rights and democratic values.
Tourism is a policy group under:
- A) Article 50
- B) Article 51 ✔
- C) Article 52
- D) Article 48
Why: Tourism is group 51(l) of the state policies.
Which right can be enforced in court?
- A) Directive principles
- B) State policies
- C) Fundamental rights ✔
- D) Obligations of the state
Why: Fundamental rights (Part 3) can be enforced in court under Article 46; directive principles cannot.
Directive principles mainly:
- A) Limit state power
- B) Guide state action ✔
- C) Punish citizens
- D) Elect the President
Why: Directive principles guide the state in making laws, policies and programmes.
Agriculture and land reform is a group of policies under:
- A) Article 51 ✔
- B) Article 50
- C) Article 53
- D) Article 55
Why: Agriculture and land reform is group 51(e).
Part 4 immediately follows which part?
- A) Part 2 Citizenship
- B) Part 3 Fundamental Rights and Duties ✔
- C) Part 5 Structure of State
- D) Part 1 Preliminary
Why: Part 4 comes right after Part 3, Fundamental Rights and Duties.
Part 4 of the constitution covers articles:
- A) 49 to 55 ✔
- B) 16 to 48
- C) 56 to 60
- D) 61 to 73
Why: Part 4 covers Articles 49 to 55.
Article 49 of the constitution deals with:
- A) General provisions for Part 4 ✔
- B) Directive principles
- C) Policies
- D) Report
Why: Article 49 gives general provisions: the principles, policies and obligations in Part 4 guide the state.
Article 51 has how many groups of policies?
- A) 13 ✔
- B) 10
- C) 7
- D) 15
Why: Article 51 has 13 groups (a to m).
Policies relating to national unity and national security are in group:
- A) 51(a) ✔
- B) 51(b)
- C) 51(m)
- D) 51(l)
Why: National unity and national security policies are group 51(a).
Policies relating to international relations are in group:
- A) 51(m) ✔
- B) 51(a)
- C) 51(l)
- D) 51(k)
Why: International relations policies are the last group, 51(m).
Policies relating to tourism are in group:
- A) 51(l) ✔
- B) 51(m)
- C) 51(e)
- D) 51(d)
Why: Tourism policies are group 51(l).
Policies relating to labour and employment are in group:
- A) 51(i) ✔
- B) 51(j)
- C) 51(h)
- D) 51(c)
Why: Labour and employment policies are group 51(i).
Policies relating to justice and the penal system are in group:
- A) 51(k) ✔
- B) 51(j)
- C) 51(b)
- D) 51(a)
Why: Justice and penal system policies are group 51(k).
Policies relating to protection and use of natural resources are in group:
- A) 51(g) ✔
- B) 51(f)
- C) 51(e)
- D) 51(h)
Why: Natural resource policies are group 51(g).
Policies relating to basic needs of citizens are in group:
- A) 51(h) ✔
- B) 51(g)
- C) 51(i)
- D) 51(c)
Why: Policies on citizens' basic needs, such as health, education and housing, are group 51(h).
Policies on social justice and inclusion are in group:
- A) 51(j) ✔
- B) 51(k)
- C) 51(i)
- D) 51(c)
Why: Social justice and inclusion policies are group 51(j).
The international relations objective of Article 50(4) emphasises:
- A) Sovereignty, independence and national interest ✔
- B) Military alliances
- C) Isolation
- D) Colonial ties
Why: Article 50(4) emphasises Nepal's sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity and national interest in foreign relations.
Article 50(2) deals with the:
- A) Social and cultural objective ✔
- B) Economic objective
- C) Political objective
- D) Foreign objective
Why: Article 50(2) sets the social and cultural objective: a just society free of discrimination, with respect for all cultures.
Article 50(3) deals with the:
- A) Economic objective ✔
- B) Political objective
- C) Social objective
- D) Foreign objective
Why: Article 50(3) sets the economic objective: a socialism-oriented, self-reliant economy.
The annual report on Part 4 implementation is prepared by the:
- A) Government of Nepal ✔
- B) Supreme Court
- C) Election Commission
- D) CIAA
Why: The Government of Nepal prepares the annual report.
The annual report on Part 4 is submitted to the:
- A) President ✔
- B) Chief Justice
- C) Speaker only
- D) UN
Why: It is submitted to the President, who lays it before Parliament through the Prime Minister (Article 53).
Which body monitors implementation of Part 4?
- A) A committee of the Federal Parliament ✔
- B) Supreme Court
- C) NHRC
- D) PSC
Why: A committee of the Federal Parliament monitors it (Article 54).
Directive principles cannot be:
- A) Challenged in court ✔
- B) Used for planning
- C) Mentioned in budgets
- D) Reported
Why: Directive principles cannot be challenged in court (Article 55).
Directive principles guide the state in:
- A) Making laws and policies ✔
- B) Deciding court cases
- C) Running elections only
- D) Military operations
Why: They guide the state in making laws, policies and plans.
Fundamental rights differ from directive principles because fundamental rights are:
- A) Enforceable in court ✔
- B) Not enforceable
- C) Only moral
- D) Optional
Why: Fundamental rights are enforceable in court; directive principles are only guidelines for the state.
Obligations of the state are in:
- A) Article 52 ✔
- B) Article 51
- C) Article 50
- D) Article 53
Why: Obligations of the state are in Article 52.
Which policy group includes land reform?
- A) Agriculture and land reform ✔
- B) Tourism
- C) Justice
- D) International relations
Why: Land reform is in the agriculture and land reform group, 51(e).
Which group includes development policies like infrastructure?
- A) Development (51(f)) ✔
- B) Tourism
- C) Labour
- D) Justice
Why: Development policies, such as infrastructure, are group 51(f).
The political objective aims at a public welfare system based on:
- A) Rule of law, human rights and democratic values ✔
- B) Monarchy
- C) Partyless system
- D) Military rule
Why: The political objective aims at a welfare state based on rule of law, human rights and democratic values.
Article 51 group (c) deals with:
- A) Social and cultural transformation ✔
- B) Economy
- C) Labour
- D) Tourism
Why: Group 51(c) deals with social and cultural transformation.
Article 51 group (d) deals with:
- A) Economy, industry and commerce ✔
- B) Tourism
- C) Justice
- D) Labour
Why: Group 51(d) deals with the economy, industry and commerce.
Article 51 group (b) deals with:
- A) Political and governance system ✔
- B) Tourism
- C) Labour
- D) Agriculture
Why: Group 51(b) deals with the political and governance system.
Part 4 is placed immediately before Part 5, which deals with:
- A) Structure of state and distribution of power ✔
- B) President
- C) Citizenship
- D) Judiciary
Why: Part 5 deals with the structure of the state and distribution of state power among federation, provinces and local levels.
Directive principles in Nepal are similar to those in the constitution of:
- A) Ireland/India ✔
- B) USA
- C) UK
- D) France
Why: The idea came from Ireland and is similar to India's directive principles.
The aim of directive principles is to build a:
- A) Welfare state ✔
- B) Police state
- C) Military state
- D) Theocracy
Why: The overall aim is a welfare state that serves citizens' social and economic wellbeing.