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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 Fundamental Rights is/are also available to a foreigner on the soil of India?1. Equality of opportunity in the matter of public employment

  1. Freedoms of movement, residence and profession
  2. Protection from discrimination on grounds only of religion, race, case or sex
  3. Protection of life and personal liberty against action without authority of law

  1. Only 4

  2. Only 3 and 4

  3. Only 1, 2 and 4

  4. Only 1 and 4
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Some of the FRs are available to citizen alone like those mentioned under Article 19 which deals with six fundamental freedoms, like freedom of speech and expression. See the opening words of Article 19, "(1) All citizens shall have the right"

However, some FRs mentioned under Part III of the Constitution, like Article 14 i.e. right to equality "The State shall not deny to any person equality before the law or the equal protection of the laws within the territory of India" and Article 21 i.e. "No person shall be deprived of his life or personal liberty except according to procedure established by law", are available to everyone including non citizens as the words used is "person" which includes non-citizen also.

Multiple choice

Rights under Article 19 are

  1. available to everyone in India

  2. available only to citizens of India

  3. available to foreign diplomats

  4. Both (1) and (3)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Fundamental Rights given under Indian Constitution cover all citizens of India.

Multiple choice

Generally rights are classified into civil and

  1. religious rights

  2. social rights

  3. political rights

  4. military rights
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Correct Answer: political rights Civil and political rights are a class of rights that protect individuals' freedom from infringement by governments, social organizations, and private individuals. They ensure one's ability to participate in the civil and political life of the society and state without discrimination or repression.

Multiple choice

The right to property in India is a

  1. fundamental right

  2. legal right

  3. moral right

  4. natural right
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Indian Constitution does not recognize property right as a fundamental right. In the year 1977, the 44th amendment eliminated the right to acquire, hold and dispose of property as a fundamental right. However, in another part of the Constitution, Article 300 (A) was inserted to affirm that no person shall be deprived of his property save by authority of law. The result is that the right to property as a fundamental right is now substituted as a statutory right. 

Multiple choice

The Government of India can suspend both the Rights of Habeas Corpus and Freedom of Speech

  1. when parliamentary proceedings are crippled by the opposition

  2. under the Essential Services Act

  3. when the legislature in a state fails to function

  4. when there is a move for succession of a part of the country
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Option 3 is correct. During a national emergency, many Fundamental Rights of Indian citizens can be suspended. The six freedoms under Right to Freedom are automatically suspended. By contrast, the Right to Life and Personal Liberty cannot be suspended according to the original Constitution. 

Multiple choice

Rights and duties are

  1. separated

  2. co-related

  3. co-ordinated

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Any act itself, that ought to be done or omitted, is a concrete duty. Every duty then supposes a corresponding right and every right a duty. Right and duty are correlative and inseparable.

Multiple choice

Right to information available to Indian citizens under RTI Act 2005 does not include which of the following rights?

  1. Inspection of documents of records

  2. Taking notes of documents

  3. Taking certified samples of the material

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

RTI Act 2005 is to provide for setting out the practical regime of right to information for citizens to secure access to information under the control of public authorities, in order to promote transparency and accountability in the working of every public authority, the constitution of a Central Information Commission and State Information Commissions and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. All the mentioned are true in respect to the act. Thus, option 4 is the correct answer.

Multiple choice

Under Right to Information Act, the information that can be accessed should be held by or under control of

  1. government authority

  2. public authority

  3. public or private authority

  4. government authority, public authority or private authority
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

RTI Act, 2005 is an act to provide for setting out the practical regime of right to information for citizens to secure access to information under the control of public authorities, in order to promote transparency and accountability in the working of every public authority, the constitution of a Central Information Commission and State Information Commissions and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Multiple choice

Right to Information means the right to

  1. inspection of work, documents and records

  2. taking notes, extracts or certified copies of documents or records

  3. taking certified samples of materials

  4. All of the above

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Right to Information is an act to provide for setting out the practical regime of right to information for citizens to secure access to information under the control of public authorities, in order to promote transparency and accountability in the working of every public authority, the constitution of a Central Information Commission and State Information Commissions and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. All the options are true, however, option 4 is the most suitable as it covers all the aspects. Thus, option 4 is the correct answer.

Multiple choice

Which article empowers the High Courts to issue writs for the empowerment of Fundamental Rights?

  1. Article 226

  2. Article 214

  3. Article 256

  4. Article 318

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Article 226 empowers every High Court to issue writs including habeas corpus, mandamus, prohibition, quo warranto, and certiorari for enforcement of fundamental rights and for any other purpose. Article 214 deals with HC composition, 256 with state compliance with Union laws, and 318 with staff of Parliament.

Multiple choice

Which of the following factors do not explain why the rights included in Part III of the Indian Constitution are called fundamental?

I. They are equally available to citizen and aliens II. They are superior to ordinary law III. They are fundamental for governing the country IV. They are not absolute

  1. I and II

  2. II, III and IV

  3. I and IV

  4. I, II, III and IV

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Fundamental rights are only for citizens of india and are not absolute in nature

Multiple choice

By which amendment was the right to property excluded from the list of Fundamental rights?

  1. 42nd amendment

  2. 44th amendment

  3. 43rd amendment

  4. 45th amendment

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The 44th Constitutional Amendment (1978) removed the right to property from the list of Fundamental Rights. It was relocated as a legal right under Article 300A. This is consistent with the timeline in Q235216 (both refer to the same amendment). The 42nd Amendment (1976) was passed during Emergency but dealt with different issues.

Multiple choice

Which of the following guiding values of the constitution and their meanings are paired correctly?

a. Sovereign : People have supreme right to make decisions on internal as well as external matters b. Socialist : All are equal before the law c. Secular : No official religion d. Fraternity : No one should treat a fellow citizen as inferior

  1. a and b

  2. b and c

  3. a, b and c

  4. c and d

  5. a, c and d
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

This is correct as these are paired correctly. Sovereign : People have supreme right to make decisions on internal as well as external matters Secular : Everyone is free to follow the religion of their choice; no official religion Fraternity : No one should treat a fellow citizen as inferior

Multiple choice

Which of the following is not a fundamental right?

  1. Right to Freedom of Speech

  2. Right to work, education and public assistance

  3. Right to Freedom for Religion

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

The Right to work, education, and public assistance is a Directive Principle of State Policy (Part IV of the Constitution), not a Fundamental Right (Part III). Fundamental Rights are justiciable while Directive Principles are not.