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Fundamental and Human Rights

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This set of questions covers fundamental rights, human rights, and constitutional provisions like the Right against Exploitation. It also explores international declarations and individual liberties. These topics are frequently tested in UPSC and state PSC examinations.

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Fundamental and Human Rights Questions

Multiple choice

Which of the following rights does civics aim to promote?

  1. Education

  2. Property

  3. Worship

  4. Liberty
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Civics focuses on the rights, duties, and responsibilities of citizens in a state. Promoting liberty is a core objective of civic education to ensure a free and functioning society.

Multiple choice

Under which of the following conditions can the Government of India suspend both the rights of habeas corpus and freedom of speech, and yet retain its democratic character?

  1. When the employees of Post and Telegraph have gone on a strike

  2. When there is a sharp difference between two political parties

  3. When a section of people have been agitating for secession of a part of the country

  4. When the legislature in a state fails to function
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D Correct answer
Explanation

When the legislature in a state fails to function, the Government of India suspend both the rights of habeas corpus and freedom of speech and yet retain its democratic character.

Multiple choice

Which one of the following Articles provides Right to equality ?

  1. Article 14

  2. Article 19

  3. Article 20

  4. Article 18
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Article 14 of the Indian Constitution guarantees equality before the law and equal protection of the laws within the territory of India. Articles 15-18 further elaborate on aspects of the Right to Equality.

Multiple choice

Citizens and foreigners both enjoy

  1. political rights

  2. fundamental rights

  3. civil rights

  4. legal rights
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Explanation

While fundamental rights are largely reserved for citizens, legal rights (such as the right to life and personal liberty, in many contexts) are generally extended to all persons within a jurisdiction, including foreigners.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is not a political right of a citizen?

  1. Right to vote

  2. Right to seek election

  3. Right to property

  4. Right to Petition
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Political rights are those that allow citizens to participate in the governance of the state, such as voting, running for office, and petitioning. The right to property is generally classified as a legal or civil right, not a political one.

Multiple choice

Universal suffrage implies

  1. the government shall not allow anybody to suffer

  2. recognition of general poverty among the people by the government

  3. every adult-man or woman, rich or poor, literate or illiterate, has a right to vote

  4. the suffering of the adults only will be redressed by the government
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Explanation

Universal suffrage is the principle that every adult citizen has the right to vote, regardless of wealth, gender, literacy, or social status.

Multiple choice

The significant distinction between fundamental rights and directive principles is that

  1. while the former are rights of citizens, the latter are duties of the state

  2. while the former relate largely to civic aspects, the latter relate to socio-economic and international aspects

  3. while the former relate to the present, the latter are not so time bound

  4. while the former are judicially enforceable, the latter are not so enforceable
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Explanation

  while the former are judicially enforceable, the latter are not so enforceable

Multiple choice

Which among the following is/are enforceable in a court of law?

  1. Directive Principles

  2. Fundamental Rights

  3. Preamble

  4. None of the above
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The Fundamental Rights are defined as the basic human rights of all citizens. These rights, defined in Part III of the Constitution, apply irrespective of race, place of birth, religion, caste, creed or gender. They are enforceable by the courts, subject to specific restrictions.

Multiple choice

The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act was passed by the Parliament recently. Which of the following statements is/are correct?

  1. The Bill provides for the provision of free and compulsory education for children between 6 and 14

  2. The Bill is based on the provisions of Article 21A of the Indian Constitution

  3. The Bill specifies reservation of 20% seats in private schools for children from poor families

  4. The Bill disallows interview of the child or parent for the admission
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Bill envisages 25 per cent reservation for weaker sections in private schools.