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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

What is true about natural rights?

  1. Government is necessary to promoteequality

  2. Governmentmust equally distribute power among people

  3. Peoplehave rights that cannot be denied by any government

  4. Onlycitizens can enjoy the rights guaranteed by a gov
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Natural rights are fundamental human rights that are inherent to all individuals, regardless of government action. They are considered universal and cannot be legitimately taken away by any governing body.

Multiple choice

Unalienable Rights are not?

  1. Property

  2. Life Liberty Pursuit To Happiness

  3. Given To Everyone

  4. Government should take away
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Unalienable rights are rights that cannot be taken away by the government. Therefore, it is incorrect to say that the government should take them away.

Multiple choice political science directive principles of state policy savings, investment, wealth, welfare and business cycle fundamental duties and directive principles fundamental duties and directive principles of state policy

Which of the following is not included in the Directive Principles of State Policy ? 

  1. Right to work

  2. Right to equality

  3. Right to equal wages for equal work

  4. Right to free and compulsory education upto the age of fourteen
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Right to Equality isn't in the Directive Principles of State Policy. The Directive Principles of State Policy, embodied in Part IV of the Constitution, are directions given to the state to guide the establishment of an economic and social democracy, as proposed by the Preamble.

a. Articles 41–43 mandate the State to endeavour to secure to all citizens the right to work, a living wage, social security, maternity relief, and a decent standard of living.

c. Article 39 lays down certain principles of policy to be followed by the State, including providing an adequate means of livelihood for all citizens, equal pay for equal work for men and women, proper working conditions, reduction of the concentration of wealth and means of production from the hands of a few, and distribution of community resources to sub serve the common good.

d. Article 45 originally mandated the State to provide free and compulsory education to children between the ages of six and fourteen years.

Multiple choice civics consumer in the market consumer awareness, education and protection consumers and their rights consumer : satisfaction and protection

Which of the following does not fall under consumer rights?

  1. Right to be informed

  2. Right to choose

  3. Right to seek government help

  4. Right to represent the consumer court
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Consumer Rights under the Consumer Protection Act, India

1. Right to Safety

2. Right to Information

3. Right to Choice

4. Right to be Heard or Right to Representation

5. Right to Seek Redressal

6. Right to Consumer Education

 

 

Multiple choice civics consumer in the market consumer awareness, education and protection consumers and their rights consumer : satisfaction and protection

Rights of consumers is ensured under the RTI Act.

  1. True

  2. False
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Consumer Protection Act 1986, means that consumer's interests will receive due consideration at appropriate forums. It also includes right to be represented in various forums formed to consider the consumer's welfare. 

whereas, Right to Information (RTI) is an act of the Parliament of India which sets out the rules and procedures regarding citizens' right to information.  This law was passed by Parliament on 15 June 2005 and came fully into force on 12 October 2005.

Multiple choice nutrition and health status introduction to tamil nadu economy tamil nadu economy food security and nutrition economics

Education is made free and compulsory under the _____.

  1. Right to Information Act

  2. Right to Education Act

  3. Right to Equality

  4. Right to Freedom
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Constitution (Eighty-sixth Amendment) Act, 2002 inserted Article 21-A in the Constitution of India to provide free and compulsory education of all children in the age group of six to fourteen years as a Fundamental Right in such a manner as the State may, by law, determine. The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009, which represents the consequential legislation envisaged under Article 21-A, means that every child has a right to full time elementary education of satisfactory and equitable quality in a formal school which satisfies certain essential norms and standards.

Multiple choice civics understanding our relations family, their types and inheritance family and society the family and society family values family values and its importance

Community helps to give security, ____________. 

  1. Rights

  2. Duties

  3. Properties

  4. All of these
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Benefits of a community are as follows:

1. Social security
2. Helps in getting our rights
3. Helps in performing our duties
4. Properties
5. Provides an opportunity to apply academic learning to real life
6. A sense of social responsibility

Multiple choice functions and origin of a state the state and political science civics

When the state has a political authority, it has the right to compel the non compliers.

  1. True

  2. False
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Political authority means legal ruling power of the state by virtue of which it describes moral principles, distinguish between individual's rights and duties and seek obedience from its subject. It can compel obedience from the non compliers in order to achieve full political obligation of the citizens towards state.

Multiple choice political science understanding our criminal justice system criminal justice system the police and the court criminal justice system in india

Which of these rights is/are provided to a person arrested by the government or police?

  1. To be informed of the reasons of his arrest.
  2. To be produced before a magistrate within $24$ hrs of his arrest.

  3. To engage a lawyer for his defence.

  4. All of these
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Article 22 (1) and (2) confers four following fundamental rights upon a person who has been arrested:

  1. Right to be informed, as soon as may be, of the grounds for such arrest.
  2. Right to consult and to be defended by a legal practitioner of his choice.
  3. Right to be produced before the nearest magistrate within twenty-four hours of his arrest excluding the time necessary for the journey from the place of arrest to the Court of Magistrate.
  4. Right not to be detained in custody beyond the period of twenty-four hours without the authority of the Magistrate.

Multiple choice political science the police and the court criminal justice system criminal justice system in india understanding our criminal justice system

Right not to be ill treated or tortured during arrest or in custody written under ______.

  1. Article 22

  2. Article 52

  3. Article 43

  4. Article 67
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Article 22 of the Indian Constitution and Criminal law guarantee to every arrested person the following fundamental rights:-

1. The Right to be informed at the time of arrest of the offence for which the person is being arrested.
2. The Right to be presented before a magistrate within 24 hours of arrest.
3. The Right not to be ill treated or tortured during arrest or in custody.
4. A boy under 15 years of age and women cannot be called to the police station only for questioning.

Multiple choice civics our life in society man's lifestyle in a society tracing changes through a thousand years medieval india: society, resources and trade buildings, paintings and books

What allows us to live with dignity?

  1. Education

  2. Health-related services and facilities

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of these
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Food, clothes, shelter, education and health are our basic needs. Education and health-related services and facilities allow us to live with dignity.

Multiple choice political science importance and principles of secularism preamble of the indian constitution principles of secularism preamble to the constitution

Freedom of thought and expression is the most fundamental freedom for an individual.

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Our Constitution provides liberty of thoughts, expression and that of religion in form of fundamental rights, enforceable in a court of law if violated. The Freedom of expression is called the mother of all liberties. It implies that every citizen has the right to express his views, opinions, belief, and thoughts. This freedom is considered as Hallmark of democracy for the proper functioning of Government.

Multiple choice political science importance and principles of secularism preamble of the indian constitution principles of secularism preamble to the constitution

Political justice means all citizens completing 18 years of age have the __________ in elections.

  1. Right to freedom

  2. Right to free speech

  3. Right to vote

  4. Right to property
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

India seeks to secure social, economic and political justice for its people which are specified in the Preamble. It means equal, free and fair opportunities to the people for participation in the political process which includes the right to vote. The Constitution of India provides for a liberal democracy in which all the people have the right and freedom to participate.