History · Sources of Modern Indian History
UGC NET December 2020 History (Shift-II)
The inclusion of personal laws in the Indian Constitution:
AProtected the rights of women
BGenerated legal plurality ✓ Correct
CFacilitated the making of the Hindu Code Bill
DUpheld the ideals of secularism
Correct answer: (B) Generated legal plurality — The inclusion of personal laws generated legal plurality, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★The inclusion of personal laws generated legal plurality, so that is the answer.
★The inclusion of personal laws in the Indian Constitution generated legal plurality.
★Different communities retained their own distinctive personal laws.
★Article 44 of the Constitution recognizes these separate personal laws irrespective of race or religion.
★The Constitution also holds out a Uniform Civil Code as a directive principle.
★So the inclusion of personal laws generated legal plurality.
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