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Fundamental Rights MCQ

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Q1. Which of these is NOT included as a Fundamental Right in the Indian Constitution?

  1. ARight to freedom to speech
  2. BRight to equality before Law
  3. CRight to constituutional remedies
  4. DRight to equal wages for equal work
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Answer: D) Right to equal wages for equal work

Q2. Which of the following can a court issue for enforcement of Fundamental Rights?

  1. AA decree
  2. BAn ordinance
  3. CA writ
  4. DA notification
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Answer: C) A writ

Q3. Point out which from the following is NOT a right enumerated in the Constitution of India but has been articulated by the Supreme Court to be a Fundamental Right :

  1. ARight to privacy
  2. BEquality before law
  3. CAbolition of untouchability
  4. DRight to form association or union
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Answer: A) Right to privacy

Q4. Which of the following writs/order of the High Court/Supreme Court is brought to get an order of an authority quashed?

  1. AMandamus
  2. BCertiorari
  3. CQuo Warranto
  4. DHabeas Corpus
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Answer: C) Quo Warranto

Q5. Point out which from the following is NOT a right enumerated in the Constitution of India but has been articulated by the Supreme Court to be a Fundamental Right?

  1. ARight to life
  2. BEquality of opportunity in matters of public employment
  3. CProtection of personal liberty
  4. DRight to permanent housing
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Answer: D) Right to permanent housing

Q6. Civil equality implies___

  1. AEquality before law
  2. BEquality of opportunity
  3. CEqual distrubution of wealth
  4. DEqual right to participate in the affairs of the State
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Answer: A) Equality before law

Q7. Who considered the Right to Constitutional Remedies as very 'heart and soul' of the Indian Constitution?

  1. AM. K. Gandhi
  2. BJ. L. Nehru
  3. CB. R. Ambedkar
  4. DDr. Rajendra Prasad
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Answer: C) B. R. Ambedkar

Q8. Which of the following is a bulwark of personal freedom?

  1. AMandamus
  2. BHabeas Corpus
  3. CQuo Warranto
  4. DCertiorari
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Answer: B) Habeas Corpus

Q9. Right to property was removed from the list of Fundamental Rights during the rule of ___

  1. AIndira Gandhi Government
  2. BMorarji Desai Government
  3. CNarasimha Rao Government
  4. DVajpayee Government
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Answer: B) Morarji Desai Government

Q10. Political right does NOT include which of the following?

  1. ARight to vote
  2. BRight to life
  3. CRight to contest in election
  4. DRight to lodge complaint with executive bodies of the Government
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Answer: B) Right to life

Q11. Which of the following rights is NOT granted by the Constitution of India at present as a fundamental right?

  1. ARight to equality
  2. BRight to freedom
  3. CRight to property
  4. DRight against exploitation
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Answer: C) Right to property

Q12. Who is the guardian of Fundamental Rights enumerated in Indian Constitution?

  1. ASupreme Court
  2. BParliament
  3. CConstitution
  4. DPresident
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Answer: A) Supreme Court

Q13. Which part of the Indian Constitution deals with 'Fundamental Rights'?

  1. APart I
  2. BPart II
  3. CPart III
  4. DPart IV
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Answer: C) Part III

Q14. Which Constitutional Amendment deleted the Right to Property from the list of Fundamental Rights?

  1. A42nd Amendment
  2. B43rd Amendment
  3. C44th Amendment
  4. D62nd Amendment
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Answer: C) 44th Amendment

Q15. Fundamental Rights are NOT given to ___

  1. ABankrupt persons
  2. BAliens
  3. CPersons suffering from incurable diseases
  4. DPolitical sufferers
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Answer: D) Political sufferers

Q16. Which one of the following is the guradian of Fundamental Right?

  1. ALegislature
  2. BExecutive
  3. CPolitical parties
  4. DJudiciary
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Answer: D) Judiciary

Q17. All the following are Fundamental Rights guranteed by the Indian Constitution except___

  1. ARight to equality
  2. BRight against exploitation
  3. CRight to adequate means of livelihood
  4. DRight to freedom of religion
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Answer: C) Right to adequate means of livelihood

Q18. Which of the following is NOT one of the fundamental Rights?

  1. ARight to freedom of religion
  2. BRight to freedom of thought and expression
  3. CRight to equality
  4. DRight to equal pay for equal work for man as well as women
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Answer: D) Right to equal pay for equal work for man as well as women

Q19. Indian Constitution has given some liberties to its citizens. Which of the following is NOT true about it. Citizen is free to the liberty of ____

  1. AHis expression and speech
  2. BTo gather peacefully without arms
  3. CTo purchase land and property in any part of the country
  4. DTo do business in any trades in the list prepared by Indian Government
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Answer: D) To do business in any trades in the list prepared by Indian Government

Q20. Right to Education Act (2002) was introduced to help which of the following groups of society?

  1. AChildren of the age of 6 to 14 years
  2. BCollege going teenagers
  3. CAll adults who could not get formal education
  4. DThose who are interested in technical education
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Answer: A) Children of the age of 6 to 14 years

Q21. Freedom of the Press in India :

  1. AAvailable to the people under the law of the Parliament
  2. BSpecifically provided in the constitution
  3. CImplied in the right of freedom of expression
  4. DAvailable to the people of India under executive power
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Answer: C) Implied in the right of freedom of expression

Q22. The provisions relating to the Fundamental Rights in the Constitution of India___

  1. ACannot be amended
  2. BCan be amended by a simple majority in the Parliament
  3. CCan be amended by a two-thirds majority of the members present and voting in the Parliament and ratified by a majority of the State Legislatures
  4. DCan be amended by a two-thirds majority in the Parliament
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Answer: D) Can be amended by a two-thirds majority in the Parliament

Q23. The Writ Habeas Corpus is available for___

  1. ADirecting any person, corporation or inferior court to do some particular thing
  2. BThe purpose of releasing from illegal custody, persons unlawfully detained
  3. CDirection of Supreme Court to an inferior court to send the records of the pending case
  4. DDirecting the lower court to stop proceeding by a higher court
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Answer: B) The purpose of releasing from illegal custody, persons unlawfully detained

Q24. Part III of the Constitution of India of India relates to___

  1. AFundamental Rights
  2. BDirective Principles of State Policy
  3. CFundamental Duties
  4. DCitizenship
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Answer: A) Fundamental Rights

Q25. Which one of the following can be provided under RTI Act, 2005

  1. AInformation leading to incitement of an offense.
  2. BInformation leading to disclosure that may constitute contempt of court
  3. CConditional disclosure relating to information on intellectual property.
  4. DInformation relating to cabinet papers recording deliberations of Council of Ministers.
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Answer: D) Information relating to cabinet papers recording deliberations of Council of Ministers.

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