Fundamental Rights Questions are covered from Indian polity previous Year wise from 1998 to 2020 (UPSC/ IAS) 1. Which one of the following rights was described by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar as the heart and soul of the Constitution? : (UPSC /IAS 2002 ) (a) Right to Freedom of Religion (b) Right to Property (c) Right to Equality (d) Right to Constitutional Remedies 2. Which Article of the Constitution of India says, no child below the age of fourteen years shall the employed to work in any factory or mine or engaged in any other hazardous employment? : (UPSC /IAS 2004 ) (a) Article 24 (b) Article 45 (c) Article 330 (d) Article 368 3. Match List I (Articles of the Constitution of India) with List II (Provision) and select the correct answer using the codes given below in the lists: : (UPSC /IAS 2004 ) List I List II A. Article 14 1. The State shall not discriminate against any citizen on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex place of birth or any of term. B. Article 15 2. The State shall not deny to any person equality before the law or the equal protection of laws within the territory of India. C. Article 16 3. Untouchability is abolished andits practice in any form is forbidden. D. Article 17 4. There shall be equality of opportunity for all citizens in matters relating to employment or appointment to any office under the State Codes: a) A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3 b) A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2 c) A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3 d) A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2 4. Consider the following statements: : (UPSC /IAS 2005 ) Article 301 pertains to the Right to Property. Right to Property is a legal right but not a Fundamental Right. Article 300A was inserted in the Constitutional Amendment. Which of the statement given above is/are correct? a) 2 only b) 2 and 3 c) 1 and 3 d) 1, 2 and 3 5. Consider the following statements: : (UPSC /IAS 2006 ) Free and compulsory education to the children of 6-14 years age-group by the State by the seventy- sixth Amendment to the Constitution of India. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan seeks to provide computer education even in rural areas. Education was included in the Concurrent List by the Forty-second Amendment, 1976 to the Constitution of India. Which of the statements given above are correct? (a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 2 (c) 2 and 3 (d) 1 and 3 6. In India, if a religious sect/community is given the status of a national minority, what special advantages it is entitled to? : (UPSC /IAS 2011 ) It can establish and administer exclusive educational institutions. The President of India automatically nominates a representative of the community to Lok Sabha. It can derive benefits from the Prime Minister’s 15-Point Programme. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 only (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 7. Which one of the following statements is correct? (UPSC /IAS 2017) (a) Rights are claims of the State against the citizens. (b) Rights are privileges which are incorporated in the Constitution of a State (c) Rights are claims of the citizens against the State. (d) Rights are privileges of a few citizens against the many 8. One of the implications of equality in society is the absence of : (UPSC /IAS 2017 ) (a) Privileges (b) Restraints (c) Competition (d) Ideology 9. Which of the following are envisaged by the Right against Exploitation in the Constitution of India? : (UPSC /IAS 2017 ) Prohibition of traffic in human beings and forced labour. Abolition of Untouchability. Protection of the interests of minorities. Prohibition of employment of children in factories and mines Select the correct answer using the code given below: (a) 1,2 and 4 only (b) 2, 3 and 4 only (c) 1 and 4 only (d) 1,2, 3 and 4 10. Right to vote and to be elected in India is a : (UPSC /IAS 2017 ) (a) Fundamental Right (b) Natural Right (c) Constitutional Right (d) Legal Right 11. Which one of the following reflects the nicest, appropriate relationship between law and liberty? : (UPSC /IAS 2018 ) a) If there are more laws, there is less liberty. b) If there are no laws, there is no liberty. c) If there is liberty, laws have to be made by the people. d) If laws are changed too often, liberty is in danger. 12. Right to Privacy is protected as an intrinsic part of Right to Life and Personal Liberty. Which of the following in the Constitution of India correctly and appropriately imply the above statement? (UPSC /IAS 2018) (a) Article 14 and the provisions under the 42nd Amendment to the Constitution. (b) Article 17 and the Directive Principles of State Policy in Part IV. (c) Article 21 and the freedoms guaranteed in PartIII. (d) Article 24 and the provisions under the44th Amendment to the Constitution. 13. In the Indian Constitution, the Right to Equality is granted by five Articles. They are : (UPSC /IAS 2019 ) (a) Article 16 to Article 20 (b) Article 15 to Article 19 (c) Article 14 to Article 18 (d) Article 13 to Article 17 14. Which Article of the Constitution of India safeguards one’s right to marry the person of one’s choice? : (UPSC /IAS 2019 ) (a) Article 19 (b) Article 21 (c) Article 25 (d) Article 29 15. In the context of polity, which one of the following would you accept as the most appropriate definition of liberty? (UPSC / IAS 2019) (a) Protection against the tyranny of political rulers. (b) Absence of restraint. (c) Opportunity to do whatever one likes. (d) Opportunity to develop oneself fully 16. In the context of polity, which one of the following would you accept as the most appropriate definition of liberty? (UPSC / IAS 2019) (a) Protection against the tyranny of political rulers. (b) Absence of restraint. (c) Opportunity to do whatever one likes. 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