Previous Year Question
Which one of the following is NOT correctly matched?
Provisions — Sources
Fundamental Rights — USA
Directive Principles of State Policy — Ireland
Residual Powers of Center — Australia
Emergency powers — Germany
Correct Answer: C
Detailed Solution
The correct answer is option (c), because the residuary powers of the Centre in India are associated with the Canadian rather than the Australian federal model.
Article 248 of the Indian Constitution gives Parliament exclusive legislative power over matters not enumerated in the Concurrent List or State List. Thus, residuary legislative powers in India vest in the Union/Parliament.
Option (a) is correctly matched. The Fundamental Rights in the Indian Constitution were significantly influenced by the U.S. Constitution and its Bill of Rights. IGNOU constitutional material also identifies the American Constitution as an important source of India's Fundamental Rights.
Option (b) is correctly matched. The Directive Principles of State Policy were borrowed from the Irish Constitution. In India, they are contained in Part IV, Articles 36–51.
Option (d) is also treated as correctly matched in this examination context. India's Emergency provisions were influenced by the Weimar Constitution of Germany, along with the Government of India Act, 1935. Hence, “Emergency powers — Germany” is accepted as a correct pair here.
Thus, the useful sequence is—Fundamental Rights → USA; DPSP → Ireland; Residuary Powers of Centre → Canada; Emergency Provisions → Weimar Germany.