NIOS Class 10 Social Science Chapter 17 Solution – India – A Welfare State
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NIOS Class 10 Social Science Chapter 17 Solution
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INTEXT QUESTIONS 17.1
1. What do you mean by the term welfare state?
2. Why did Constitution-makers decide that India would be a welfare state?
3. Name at least two sections of Indian society that were adversely affected by
prevailing social inequalities.
INTEXT QUESTIONS 17.2
1. Fill in the blanks:
(a) The Directive Principles of State Policy are aimed at making India a
………. state.
(b) These principles are guidelines to ……… of India, to be kept in mind while framing laws and policies.
(c) The idea of Directive Principles is said to be borrowed from the constitution of …………
(d) The directive principles are related to …………..
2. Do you think the Indian Constitution would have failed to reflect the basic tenets of democracy, if it would not have included the Directive Principles of State Policy? Give reasons
INTEXT QUESTIONS 17.3
1. Mention the major categories of Directive Principles of State Policy.
2. Match the following Principles with their appropriate category, as done for the
first in the following table:
INTEXT QUESTIONS 17.4
1. Name the Constitutional Amendments that (a) ensures the provision for free and compulsory education for children of 6-14 years; and (b) ensures protection and improvement of environment and safeguarding of forests and wild life.
2. Write the Directive Principle of State Policy, that should guide the government
to act in case of each of the following incidents given below
TERMINAL EXERCISES
1. What do you mean by a welfare state? Why did the Constitution-makers decide
that India would be a welfare state?
2. What is the purpose of Directive Principles of State Policy?
3. How are Directive Principles of State Policy different from Fundamental
Rights? Explain.
4. What are Directive principles of State Policy which reflect Gandhian thought?
5. How have Directive Principles helped in promoting socio-economic development and equality?
6. India and Pakistan have recently had secretary level talks to discuss conventional and nuclear confidence building measures as a part of peace process between the two countries. To which Directive Principle of State Policy is this related and how?
7. Describe any three Directive Principles of State Policy which have been
implemented.
Read the story given below and answer the questions:-
Bholu is a 10-year old who has come to a city. He has nobody to look after him
so he begins working as a rag picker. He is staying on footpath outside the local
hospital. He does not go to any school and earns his living by picking rags like plastic, toxic wastes and hospital wastes which are hazardous to health and also a risk to life. He earns about Rs. 20 a day and has no other option but to eat leftover and unhygienic food.
(a) What can be the possible reasons for Bholu’s situation? Write any two.
(b) List two Directive Principles which are related to situations that children like
Bholu may be facing.
(c) Discuss Bholu’s situation with your friends and family and suggest two ways
to improve it
Answers-
Chapter 17:
IN text questions 17.1
1)The term welfare state is defined as a concept of government in which the state plays a key role in the protection and promotion of economic and social well-being of its citizens. It is based on the principles of equality of opportunity and equitable distribution of wealth.
2)Constitution-makers decide that India would be a welfare state because after independence it had innumerable problems and challenges. There were social inequalities and all the vulnerable sections of the society such as women, dalits, and children were deprived of basic means of living.
3) Women and Dalits
IN text questions 17.2
1) (a) Welfare (b) Central and state governments (c) Ireland (d) Social and economic rights
2) Yes, the Indian Constitution have failed to reflect the basic tenets of democracy. The main aim of the Directive Principles of State Policy is to create social and economic conditions under which all the citizens can lead a good life. In other words it is to establish social and economic democracy in the country.
IN text questions 17.3
1)The major categories of Directive Principles of State Policy are as follows:
(a) Principles promoting social and economic equality
(b) Principles related to Gandhian thought
(c) Principles related to International peace and security and
(d) Miscellaneous Principles.
2) (a) Principles promoting social and economic equality
(b) Miscellaneous Principles.
(c) Principles related to International peace and security
(d) Principles related to Gandhian thought
(e) Principles promoting social and economic equality
(f) Principles related to Gandhian thought
IN text questions 17.4
1)The Constitutional Amendments that (a) ensures the provision for free and compulsory education for children of 6-14 years; and (b) ensures protection and improvement of environment and safeguarding of forests and wild life are-
(a) The Eighty Sixth Constitutional Amendment
(b) The Forty Second Constitutional Amendment
2) (a) Childhood and youth should be protected against exploitation
(b) State shall take steps to impart compulsory and free education to children up to the age of 14 years
(c) State shall make efforts to prevent consumption of alcoholic drinks and other harmful drugs
(d) State shall take steps for maintenance and protection of historical monuments.
Terminal Exercises:
1) The term welfare state is defined as a concept of government in which the state plays a key role in the protection and promotion of economic and social well-being of its citizens. It is based on the principles of equality of opportunity and equitable distribution of wealth. When India attained independence, it had innumerable problems and challenges. The social and economic inequality was all pervasive. Economically, India’s situation was miserable. Socially also India was having a number of problems. There were social inequalities and all the vulnerable sections of the society such as women, dalits, and children were deprived of basic means of living. The Constitution makers were very much aware of the problems. That is why, they decided that India would be a welfare state.
2) The Directive Principles of State Policy are guidelines to the central and state governments of India. The governments must keep these principles in mind while framing laws and policies. It is true that these provisions of the Constitution of India are non- justiciable, which means that these are not enforceable by any court of law. But the principles are considered fundamental in the governance of the country. It is the duty of the central and state governments to apply these principles in making laws to establish a just society in the country.
3) a) First, Directive Principles are not justiciable. No constitutional provision or law binds the government to implement these. Fundamental rights are justiciable and enforceable. Fundamental rights cannot be denied to any citizen. These are protected by the Supreme Court and High Courts.
b)Second, these principles are only instructions or directions for the state to frame policies to implement them. Such policies should be a step towards realizing the goals of a welfare state. Fundamental Rights have been ensured by the Constitution and the state is bound to protect the rights of all its citizens.
c) Third, even in respect of the placement in the Constitution, the Directive Principles come after the Fundamental Rights. It means that importance of Fundamental rights is more than that of Directive Principles.
4) The following Directive Principles in particular reflect Gandhian thought:
1. The state shall promote the educational and economic interests of the weaker sections of the society and in particular the interests of the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes.
2. The state shall take steps to organize the village panchayats. These panchayats should be given such powers and authority as may be necessary to enable them to function as units of self-government.
3. The state shall make efforts to prevent the consumption of alcoholic drinks and other harmful drugs.
4. The state shall try to promote cottage industries in rural areas.
5. The state shall take steps to improve the quality of livestock and ban the slaughter of cows and calves and other milk and draught cattle.
5) The Directive Principles of State Policy are guidelines to the central and state governments of India.
These principles were framed in order to make India a Welfare state, wherein, the state would ensure the protection and promotion of economic and social well-being of its citizens. The major categories of the Directive Principles of State Policy are:
- Principles promoting social and economic equality;
- Principles related to Gandhian thought;
- Principles related to International peace and security; and
- Miscellaneous Principles.
Of the above categories, the principles promoting social and economic equality are very important for realizing the goals of social and economic democracy in India.
6)Principles related to International peace and security. Because it was a meeting between two countries for peace at international level.
7) Do it yourself.