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Under the Indian Constitution, concentration of wealth violates

Correct Answer B. The Directive Principles of State Policy

Explanation

Under Part IV of the Constitution of India, prevention of the excessive concentration of economic wealth is an explicit constitutional directive:

– Article 39(c) specifically mandates that the State shall direct its policy toward securing that the operation of the economic system does not result in the concentration of wealth and means of production to the common detriment.
– Additionally, Article 39(b) directs that the ownership and control of the material resources of the community must be distributed to subserve the common good.
– Both provisions form essential pillars of the Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP), guiding legislative and socioeconomic reforms toward a socialist, egalitarian pattern of society.

Therefore, the concentration of wealth violates The Directive Principles of State Policy — Option B.

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