The concept of the Directive Principles of State Policy in the Indian Constitution was borrowed from the Constitution of

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The correct answer is Ireland.

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The authors of the Constitution borrowed this idea from the Irish Constitution (1937) of Ireland.
We also borrowed the "Method of Election of the president" and procedure of "Members nomination to the Rajya Sabha by the President" from the Irish Constitution (Ireland).
It is true that our constitution had borrowed some features from the world constitution but drafted them according to the Historical prospect, Geographical variety, Cultural and traditional aspects of India.
The purpose of DPSPs is to secure social, economic, political justice, and dignity & welfare of the individual.
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar defined these principles as ‘Novel Features’ of the Constitution.
The DPSPs and the Fundamental Rights comprise the outlook of the Constitution.