Correct answer: (d) Article 48 – Separation of Judiciary from Executive
Explanation
- A
Article 39A – Equal Justice and free legal aid
Article 39A (42nd Amendment) is correctly equal justice and free legal aid.
- B
Article 40 – Organisation of Village Panchayats
Article 40 is correctly organisation of village panchayats.
- C
Article 44 – Uniform Civil Code
Article 44 is correctly a uniform civil code for the citizens.
- D
Article 48 – Separation of Judiciary from Executive
Article 48 is organisation of agriculture and animal husbandry (including cow-slaughter prohibition), not separation of the judiciary from the executive. That separation is Article 50. This mismatch is the official key.
Summary. Official key is (d). 39A, 40 and 44 are rightly paired DPSP items. Article 48 is the farm-and-cattle clause; Article 50 is the judiciary–executive clause. Honour the stored letter (d).