WBCS Mains Indian Polity Fundamental Rights Questions 2023

Q. Which Article is related to equality before law?
(A) Article 94
(B) Article 24
(C) Article 14
(D) Article 19

Correct Answer: (C) Article 14

Q. In which case, Supreme Court held that any Constitutional amendment that takes away or abridges a Fundamental Right conferred by Part III is void?
(A) S R Bommai vs. Union of India, 1994
(B) Kesavananda Bharati vs. State of Kerala (1973)
(C) Golaknath vs. State of Punjab, 1967
(D) Minerva Mills

Correct Answer: (C) Golaknath vs. State of Punjab, 1967

Q. Which of the following writs means ‘to be informed’?
(A) Quo-Warranto
(B) Prohibition
(C) Mandamus
(D) Certiorari

Correct Answer: (D) Certiorari

Q. The Right to Property was dropped from the list of Fundamental Rights by the :
(A) 24th Amendment.
(B) 42nd Amendment.
(C) 44th Amendment.
(D) None of the above

Correct Answer: (C) 44th Amendment.

Q. Which Right was not taken from the British Constitution in the Indian Constitution?
(A) Freedom of Press
(B) Right to Vote
(C) Fundamental Rights
(D) Educational Rights

Correct Answer: (C) Fundamental Rights

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Q. Right against double jeopardy is enshrined under :
(A) Article 20(1)
(B) Article 20(2)
(C) Article 20(3)
(D) Article 20(4).

Correct Answer: (B) Article 20(2)

Q. The appropriate writ issued by the court to quash the appointment of a person to a public office is that of :
(A) Mandamus
(B) Certiorari
(C) Quo Warranto
(D) Prohibition.

Correct Answer: (C) Quo Warranto

Q. Reservations in promotion in favour of SCs and STs are dealt under :
(A) Article 16(3)
(B) Article 16(4)
(C) Article 16(4A)
(D) Article 16(4B).

Correct Answer: (C) Article 16(4A)

Q. In which of the following cases did the Apex court hold that, “Where there is a clash of two fundamental rights, the right which would advance the public morality or public interest, would alone be enforced through the process of court…”?
(A) Nandini v. Dani
(B) Sher Singh v. State of Punjab
(C) Kharak Singh v. State of Uttar Pradesh
(D) Mr. X v. Hospital Z..

Correct Answer: (D) Mr. X v. Hospital Z.

Q. A proclamation of National Emergency automatically suspends :
(A) All fundamental rights
(B) Right to freedom
(C) Right to constitutional remedies
(D) No fundamental rights.

Correct Answer: (B) Right to freedom

Q. The Fundamental Rights of the Indian citizens have been enumerated in the Constitution of India in :
(A) Articles 12-35
(B) Articles 13-36
(C) Articles 14-36
(D) Articles 14-51.

Correct Answer: (A) Articles 12-35

Q. Freedom of Conscience is subject to :
(A) Public Order
(B) Morality
(C) Health
(D) All of the Above.

Correct Answer: (D) All of the Above

Q. In which of the following cases it was held that “Right to Life does not include Right to Die”?
(A) Deena v. Union of India
(B) M.C. Mehta v. Union of India
(C) Gian Kaur v. State of Punjab
(D) State of U.P. v. Sanjay Kumar Bhatia.

Correct Answer: (C) Gian Kaur v. State of Punjab

Q. Under Article 15 of the Constitution of India, States shall not discriminate against any citizen only on the ground of :
(A) Religion, race, caste, sex, residence
(B) Religion, caste, sex, place of birth, residence
(C) Religion, race, caste, sex, place of birth
(D) Religion, race, caste, sex, place of birth, descent, residence.

Correct Answer: (C) Religion, race, caste, sex, place of birth

Q. Who can enact a law on abolition of Untouchability?
(A) The Parliament of India vide Article 17
(B) The Parliament of India vide Article 35(a)(ii)
(C) State Legislatures vide Article 17 and 21
(D) All of the above.

Correct Answer: (B) The Parliament of India vide Article 35(a)(ii)

Q. In which of the following cases did the Supreme Court hold that, “if a body is an agency or instrumentality of government, it may be an authority under Article 12.”?
(A) Ujjambai v. State of Uttar Pradesh
(B) R.D. Shetty v. The International Airport Authority of India
(C) Ajay Hasia v. Khalid Mujib
(D) Som Prakash v. Union of India.

Correct Answer: (C) Ajay Hasia v. Khalid Mujib

Q. Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India guarantees the right to move freely throughout the territory of India?
(A) Article 19(1)b
(B) Article 19(1)c
(C) Article 19(1)d
(D) Article 19(1)e.

Correct Answer: (C) Article 19(1)d

Q. Which of the following Fundamental Rights do not get abolished automatically during National Emergency?
(A) Articles 14 and 19
(B) Articles 19 and 20
(C) Articles 20 and 21
(D) Articles 32 and 226.

Correct Answer: (C) Articles 20 and 21

Q. Which Constitutional Amendment Act, provided reservation in admissions in private unaided educational institutions for students belonging to scheduled castes/tribes and other backward classes?
(A) 92nd Amendment
(B) 93rd Amendment
(C) 94th Amendment
(D) 95th Amendment.

Correct Answer: (B) 93rd Amendment

Q. Clause 4 of the Article 15 of the Constitution of India has been added to the Constitution by :
(A) The Constitution Fourth Amendment Act
(B) The Constitution Third Amendment Act
(C) The Constitution Second Amendment Act
(D) The Constitution First Amendment Act.

Correct Answer: (D) The Constitution First Amendment Act

Q. In which of the cases did the Supreme Court of India uphold the right against solitary confinement?
(A) Sunil Batra v. Delhi Administration
(B) Romesh Thappar v. State of Madras
(C) M.H. Hoskot v. State of Maharashtra
(D) Govind v. State.

Correct Answer: (A) Sunil Batra v. Delhi Administration

Q. Reasonable restriction to right to assemble peacefully is placed under :
(A) Article 19(2)
(B) Article 19(3)
(C) Article 19(4)
(D) Article 19(5).

Correct Answer: (B) Article 19(3)

Q. Which of the following Article is repealed?
(A) Article 31A
(B) Article 31B
(C) Article 31C
(D) Article 31D.

Correct Answer: (D) Article 31D

Q. Which of the following Articles was introduced by the Constitution (93rd Amendment) Act, 2005?
(A) 15(2)
(B) 15(3)
(C) 15(4)
(D) 15(5).

Correct Answer: (D) 15(5)

Q. In which of the following cases did the Supreme Court of India hold “the right to access to drinking water is fundamental to life and it is the duty of the State under Article 21 to provide clean drinking water to its citizen”?
(A) Vellore Citizens Welfare Forum v. Union of India
(B) A. P. Pollution Control Board v. M. V. Nayadu
(C) M. C. Mehta v. Union of India
(D) Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board v. Sri C. Kenchappa.

Correct Answer: (B) A. P. Pollution Control Board v. M. V. Nayadu

Q. Article 21A was inserted to Part III of the Constitution by :
(A) 78th Amendment Act
(B) 84th Amendment Act
(C) 86th Amendment Act
(D) 93rd Amendment Act.

Correct Answer: (C) 86th Amendment Act

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Q. Which Article deals with Right to Elementary Education?
(A) Article 31D
(B) Article 15
(C) Article 39A
(D) Article 21A

Correct Answer: (D) Article 21A

Q. Article 24 of the Indian Constitution deals with :
(A) Right to Education
(B) protection of life and personal liberty
(C) prohibition of employment of children in factories
(D) prohibition of traffic in human beings and forced labour

Correct Answer: (C) prohibition of employment of children in factories

Q. Right to Constitutional Remedies comes under :
(A) Directive Principles of State Policy
(B) Natural Rights
(C) Statutory Rights
(D) Fundamental Rights

Correct Answer: (D) Fundamental Rights

Q. Which Amendment deleted the Right to Property?
(A) 45th Amendment, 1980
(B) 42nd Amendment, 1977
(C) 44th Amendment, 1978
(D) 43rd Amendment, 1978

Correct Answer: (C) 44th Amendment, 1978

Q. ‘Equality before Law’ is mentioned in which Article of the Indian Constitution?
(A) 14
(B) 10
(C) 9
(D) 17

Correct Answer: (A) 14

Q. Which Articles provide with the Right to Religion?
(A) Articles 25-28
(B) Articles 14-18
(C) Article 19
(D) Article 21

Correct Answer: (A) Articles 25-28

Q. Article 17 is related to ______.
(A) Right to Education
(B) Abolition of Untouchability
(C) Abolition of Title
(D) Right to Religion

Correct Answer: (B) Abolition of Untouchability

Q. From where has been the concept of Fundamental Rights taken?
(A) USSR
(B) USA
(C) France
(D) Britain

Correct Answer: (B) USA

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Q. Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth is a fundamental right and is included in which Fundamental Right?
(A) Right against Exploitation
(B) Right to Freedom of Religion
(C) Right to Constitutional Remedies
(D) Right to Equality

Correct Answer: (D) Right to Equality

Q. Which Article in the Indian Constitution states that the state shall not deny to any person ‘equality before the law’ or the ‘equal protection of the laws’ within the territory of India?
(A) Article 13
(B) Article 14
(C) Article 15
(D) Article 16

Correct Answer: (B) Article 14

Q. Which Article in the Indian Constitution empowers the Supreme Court of India to issue writs in the nature of habeas corpus, mandamus, prohibition, quo-warranto and certiorari whichever may be appropriate for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights?
(A) Article 32
(B) Article 226
(C) Article 227
(D) Article 33

Correct Answer: (A) Article 32

Q. Article 21-A of the Constitution of India provides for free and compulsory education of all children in the age group of 6 to 14 years :
(A) is a Fundamental Right
(B) is a Legal Right
(C) is a Moral Right
(D) is included in the Directive Principles of state policy

Correct Answer: (A) is a Fundamental Right

Q. “Untouchability” is abolished and its practice in any form is forbidden under which Article of the Constitution of India?
(A) Article 17
(B) Article 18
(C) Article 20
(D) Article 21

Correct Answer: (A) Article 17

Q. Choose the correct statement with respect to “Right against exploitation” under the Indian Constitution.
(A) Freedom to pay taxes for the promotion of any particular religion.
(B) Prohibition of traffic in human beings and forced labour.
(C) Protection of minority schools.
(D) Compulsory military service.

Correct Answer: (B) Prohibition of traffic in human beings and forced labour.

Q. How many rights are guaranteed under Article 19 of the Constitution of India?
(A) 7
(B) 5
(C) 6
(D) 4

Correct Answer: (C) 6

Q. Which of the following Articles contain the right to religious freedom enshrined in the Constitution of India?
(A) Art 32 – 35
(B) Art 29 – 30
(C) Art 25 – 28
(D) Art 23 – 24

Correct Answer: (C) Art 25 – 28

Q. Which one of the following right under the Indian Constitution guarantees the fundamental right to every resident of a country?
(A) Right to Freedom
(B) Right to Equality
(C) Right against Exploitation
(D) Right to Constitutional Remedies

Correct Answer: (B) Right to Equality

Q. As per the Indian Constitution the Right to Property is a :
(A) Fundamental Right
(B) Natural Right
(C) Economic Right
(D) Legal Right

Correct Answer: (D) Legal Right

Q. Which Article in the Indian Constitution provides for protection against arbitrary arrest and detention?
(A) Article 22
(B) Article 23
(C) Article 24
(D) Article 25

Correct Answer: (A) Article 22

Q. Choose the correct Amendment to the Indian Constitution which has delinked the Right to Property from the Chapter on Fundamental Rights.
(A) 43rd Amendment
(B) 44th Amendment
(C) 45th Amendment
(D) 46th Amendment

Correct Answer: (B) 44th Amendment

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Q. For the purpose of Part III of the Constitution, which of the following are not State?
(A) Industrial and Financial Corporation
(B) Kerala Legislative Assembly
(C) National Council of Educational Research and Training
(D) Oil and Natural Gas Commission

Correct Answer: (C) National Council of Educational Research and Training

Q. In which of the following cases did the Supreme Court hold that an amendment of the Constitution under Article 368 was ‘law’ within the meaning of Article 13?
(A) Shankari Prasad v. Union of India
(B) Sajjan Singh v. State of Rajasthan
(C) Golaknath v. State of Punjab
(D) Keshavananda Bharti v. State of Kerala

Correct Answer: (C) Golaknath v. State of Punjab

Q. Article 14 guarantees equality before law and equal protection of laws to :
(A) all persons living within the territory of India
(B) all citizens living in India
(C) all persons domiciled in India
(D) all persons natural as well as artificial

Correct Answer: (A) all persons living within the territory of India

Q. In which of the following cases was it observed that Articles 14, 19 and 21 are not mutually exclusive and they jointly aim at reasonableness and fairness?
(A) Golaknath v. State of Punjab
(B) Jagannath v. Union of India
(C) Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India
(D) Ram Swarup v. Delhi Administration

Correct Answer: (C) Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India

Q. Untouchability is abolished and its practice is punishable according to :
(A) Article 15
(B) Article 16
(C) Article 17
(D) Article 18

Correct Answer: (C) Article 17

Q. On which one of the following freedoms can reasonable restrictions be imposed on the ground of security of the State?
(A) Speech and expression
(B) Peaceful assembly
(C) Association or Union
(D) Movement

Correct Answer: (A) Speech and expression

Q. Right to freedom of religion cannot be restricted on the ground of :
(A) Health
(B) Morality
(C) Public order
(D) Security of State

Correct Answer: (D) Security of State

Q. Petitions to the Supreme Court under Article 32 are subject to the rule of Res judicata except :
(A) Certiorari
(B) Habeas corpus
(C) Prohibition
(D) Quo warranto

Correct Answer: (B) Habeas corpus

Q. The fundamental rights under Articles 12-35 :
(A) are absolutely flexible
(B) can be amended
(C) not justiciable
(D) cannot be amended

Correct Answer: (B) can be amended

Q. The right to property was dropped from the list of fundamental rights by the :
(A) 24th Amendment
(B) 42nd Amendment
(C) 44th Amendment
(D) None of the above

Correct Answer: (C) 44th Amendment

Q. In which of the following cases the doctrine against arbitrariness was incorporated into equality before law by Justice Bhagwati?
(A) Air India v. Nargesh Mirza
(B) D. K. Bakshi v. Union of India
(C) E. P. Royappa v. State of Tamil Nadu
(D) Pradeep Jain v. Union of India

Correct Answer: (C) E. P. Royappa v. State of Tamil Nadu

Q. “Excessive reservation would be fraud on the Constitution of India” was observed by the Supreme Court in :
(A) Ajit Singh v. State of Punjab
(B) Balaji v. State of Mysore
(C) Devdasan v. Union of India
(D) Indira Sawhney v. Union of India

Correct Answer: (B) Balaji v. State of Mysore

Q. When a Court declares certain provisions of an Act invalid, it does not affect the validity of the entire Act, according to :
(A) Doctrine of eclipse
(B) Doctrine of prospective overruling
(C) Doctrine of severability
(D) None of the above

Correct Answer: (C) Doctrine of severability

Q. Under the Indian Constitution, which one of the following is not a specific ground on which the State can place restrictions on freedom of religion?
(A) Health
(B) Morality
(C) Public order
(D) Social justice

Correct Answer: (D) Social justice

Q. Article 23 of the Constitution does not prohibit :
(A) beggary
(B) compulsory service for public purposes
(C) forced labour
(D) traffic in human beings

Correct Answer: (B) compulsory service for public purposes

Q. A citizen of India, who holds any office of profit or trust under the State, cannot accept any title from any foreign State without the consent of the :
(A) Council of Ministers
(B) Speaker of Lok Sabha
(C) Prime Minister
(D) President

Correct Answer: (D) President

Q. Which of the following provisions in Part III of the Constitution automatically becomes suspended on proclamation of emergency?
(A) Article 14
(B) Article 19
(C) Article 21
(D) Article 32

Correct Answer: (B) Article 19

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Q. Against which of the following, writs cannot be issued under Article 32 for the enforcement of fundamental rights?
(A) High Court
(B) Port Trust
(C) Income Tax Tribunal
(D) Delhi Municipal Corporation

Correct Answer: (A) High Court

Q. In which of the following cases did the Supreme Court hold that an amendment of the Constitution under Article 368 was ‘law’ within the meaning of Article 13?
(A) Shankari Prasad v. Union of India
(B) Keshvananda Bharti v. State of Kerala
(C) Golaknath v. State of Punjab
(D) Sajjan Singh v. State of Rajasthan

Correct Answer: (C) Golaknath v. State of Punjab

Q. The term “law in force” in clause (3) of Article 13 means :
(A) only statutory law
(B) customs and usages only
(C) Both (A) & (B)
(D) newly formed public order only

Correct Answer: (C) Both (A) & (B)

Q. In which of the following cases, was it held that Articles 14, 19 and 21 are not mutually exclusive and jointly aim at reasonableness and fairness?
(A) Jagan Nath v. Union of India
(B) Golaknath v. State of Punjab
(C) Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India
(D) Ram Swarup v. Delhi Administration

Correct Answer: (C) Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India

Q. In which of the following cases was the new concept of equality under Article 14, i.e., protection against arbitrariness, propagated by Justice Bhagwati?
(A) D. K. Bakshi v. Union of India
(B) E. P. Royappa v. State of Tamil Nadu
(C) Pradeep Jain v. Union of India
(D) Air India v. Nargeesh Mirza

Correct Answer: (B) E. P. Royappa v. State of Tamil Nadu

Q. The group of people in the State to constitute backward class to satisfy Article 15(4) is left to the decision of :
(A) the Court
(B) the President of India
(C) the State
(D) the Parliament

Correct Answer: (C) the State

Q. Under Article 16, the words ‘any employment or office’ applies to :
(A) public employment
(B) private employment
(C) Both (A) & (B)
(D) None of the above

Correct Answer: (A) public employment

Q. On which of the following freedoms are reasonable restrictions be imposed on the ground of security of the State?
(A) Speech and expression
(B) Peaceful assembly
(C) Association or union
(D) Movement

Correct Answer: (A) Speech and expression

Q. Untouchability is abolished and its practice is punishable according to :
(A) Article 14
(B) Article 15
(C) Article 16
(D) Article 17

Correct Answer: (D) Article 17

Q. A citizen of India, who holds any office of profit or trust under the State cannot accept any title from any foreign State without the consent of :
(A) President
(B) Prime Minister
(C) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
(D) Council of Ministers

Correct Answer: (A) President

Q. Which one of the undermentioned right is guaranteed to citizens as freedom of religion under Article 19?
(A) Right to vote
(B) Right to contest election
(C) Right to assemble peacefully without arms
(D) Right to citizenship

Correct Answer: (C) Right to assemble peacefully without arms

Q. In which of the following cases did the Supreme Court rule that the principle of sovereign immunity will not apply to a proceeding for award of compensation for violation of fundamental rights?
(A) Rudal Sah v. State of Bihar
(B) Kasturi Lal v. State of U.P.
(C) Bhim Singh v. State of Punjab
(D) Nilabeti Behera v. State of Orissa

Correct Answer: (D) Nilabeti Behera v. State of Orissa

Q. Articles 20 – 22 relate to the fundamental right to life and personal liberty. These rights are available to :
(A) citizen only.
(B) citizens and non-citizens.
(C) natural persons as well as artificial persons.
(D) all persons who have juristic personality.

Correct Answer: (B) citizens and non-citizens.

Q. The following are not included in the light to personal liberty :
(A) Right to free legal aid
(B) Right not to be tortured
(C) Right to equality of wages
(D) Freedom from arrest

Correct Answer: (C) Right to equality of wages

Q. Arrange the decisions of the Supreme Court on Fundamental Right to personal liberty in the correct chronological sequence :
(1) Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India
(2) A. D. M. Jabalpur v. Shiv Kant Shukla
(3) A. K. Gopalan v. State of Madras
(A) 1,2,3
(B) 3,2,1
(C) 2,3,1
(D) 2,1,3

Correct Answer: (B) 3,2,1

Q. The 86th Constitutional Amendment in 2002 inserted the provision for the right to education which provides for the obligation of the State to provide free and compulsory education to all children in such manner as the State may, by law, determine. The age of such children should be :
(A) 0 to 12 years
(B) 6 to 14 years
(C) 7 to 12 years
(D) 12 to 18 years

Correct Answer: (B) 6 to 14 years

Q. Which section of Preventive Detention Act, 1950, was declared ultra vires by the Supreme Court in case of A.K. Gopalan v. State of Madras?
(A) Section 11
(B) Section 14
(C) Section 17
(D) Section 19

Correct Answer: (B) Section 14

Q. According to Article 22(4), no detention of any person is possible without the intercession of the Advisory Board for a period exceeding :
(A) two months
(B) less than two months
(C) three months
(D) twelve months

Correct Answer: (C) three months

Q. Right to freedom of religion cannot be restricted on the ground of :
(A) public order
(B) security of state
(C) health
(D) morality

Correct Answer: (B) security of state

Q. Under Article 30(1), the right to establish and administer educational institution belongs to :
(A) all citizens of India.
(B) all people of India.
(C) religious and linguistic minorities.
(D) minorities as well as majority.

Correct Answer: (C) religious and linguistic minorities.

Q. Petitions to the Supreme Court under Article 32 are subject to the rule of Res judicata except :
(A) Quo warranto
(B) Habeas corpus
(C) Certiorari
(D) Prohibition

Correct Answer: (B) Habeas corpus

Q. The right to property was dropped from the list of Fundamental Rights by :
(A) 24th Amendment
(B) 42nd Amendment
(C) 44th Amendment
(D) None of the above

Correct Answer: (C) 44th Amendment

Q. Which one of the following Fundamental Rights was described by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar as the “heart and soul of the Constitution”?
(A) Right to equality
(B) Right to religion
(C) Right to constitutional remedies
(D) None of the above

Correct Answer: (C) Right to constitutional remedies

Q. The right under Article 32 can be suspended by :
(A) the Parliament
(B) the State Legislature
(C) the Supreme Court of India
(D) the President when proclamation of emergency is in operation

Correct Answer: (D) the President when proclamation of emergency is in operation

Q. Which Article of the Constitution provides that the Parliament will determine the extent of fundamental rights for the members of the Armed Forces?
(A) Article 31D
(B) Article 32A
(C) Article 33
(D) None of the above

Correct Answer: (C) Article 33

Q. According to Article 35, in respect to any of the matters under Articles 16(3), 32(3), 33 and 34, who has the power to make laws?
(A) The Parliament
(B) The State Legislature
(C) Both (A) & (B)
(D) None of the above

Correct Answer: (A) The Parliament

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Q. Sexual harassment of working women amounts to violation of the rights guaranteed by :
(A) Articles 14, 15, 23
(B) Articles 14, 15, 21
(C) Articles 14, 15, 16
(D) Articles 13, 14, 15

Correct Answer: (B) Articles 14, 15, 21

Q. The Supreme Court struck down a part of the Prevention detention Act in the :
(A) Gopalan case
(B) Golaknath case
(C) Ramesh Thappar case
(D) Kochumni case

Correct Answer: (A) Gopalan case

Q. Which one of the following rights, according to Dr. Ambedkar is the ‘Heart and Soul’ of the Constitution of India?
(A) Right to education
(B) Right to freedom of religion
(C) Right to work
(D) Right to constitutional remedies.

Correct Answer: (D) Right to constitutional remedies.

Q. Article 14 of the Constitution of India is confined to :
(A) The citizens of India only
(B) To any person
(C) To citizens of Common Wealth Countries
(D) None of the above

Correct Answer: (B) To any person

Q. Which one of the following Writs literally means ‘Under what authority’?
(A) Habeas Corpus
(B) Certiorari
(C) Prohibition
(D) Quo-warranto

Correct Answer: (D) Quo-warranto

Q. The power to issue appropriate writs for enforcement of rights conferred by PART – III of the Constitution of India may be given to any other court to exercise within the local limits of its jurisdiction by :
(A) exercise of legislative power of the Parliament.
(B) promulgation of an Ordinance.
(C) passing a resolution in both the Houses.
(D) parliament in consultation with the Supreme Court of India.

Correct Answer: (A) exercise of legislative power of the Parliament.

Q. The Fundamental Rights have :
(A) retrospective effect.
(B) have no retrospective effect under Article 13(1) or 13 (3)(b).
(C) have only future effect.
(D) None of the above

Correct Answer: (B) have no retrospective effect under Article 13(1) or 13 (3)(b).

Q. Under Article 16, the words ‘any employment or office applies’ :
(A) private employments
(B) only to public employments
(C) both public and private employments
(D) None of the above

Correct Answer: (B) only to public employments

Q. Article 25 guarantees freedom of religion, is subject to :
(A) Public order, morality, health and other Fundamental Rights.
(B) Public order, morality and health.
(C) Public order, morality, health and sovereignty and integrity of India.
(D) Public order, morality and Secularism.

Correct Answer: (A) Public order, morality, health and other Fundamental Rights.

Q. Which one of the following is Bulwark of the personal freedom?
(A) Writ of Mandamus
(B) Writ of Habeus Corpus
(C) Writ of Certiorari
(D) Writ of Evocation

Correct Answer: (B) Writ of Habeus Corpus

Q. The expression ‘Prosecution’ under Article 20(2) contemplates :
(A) the proceeding should not be under a law which creates offenses.
(B) a person must be accused of an offence.
(C) guilt is nor criterion for prosecution.
(D) prosecution is possible only after the final verdict from the Court.

Correct Answer: (B) a person must be accused of an offence.

Q. Which of the following are prohibited without the Consent of the President of India according to Article 18?
(A) conferment of title.
(B) accepting any title from any Foreign State.
(C) accepting any gift or office of any kind from or under any Foreign State.
(D) receiving title with money.

Correct Answer: (C) accepting any gift or office of any kind from or under any Foreign State.

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Q. Which one of the following changes is not effected during the national emergency?
(A) The Fundamental Rights of the citizens can be suspended.
(B) The distribution of revenue between the Union and the States can be modified.
(C) The President can issue directions to the state with regard to exercise of their powers.
(D) The President can act in his discretion on the advice of the Council of Ministers.

Correct Answer: (D) The President can act in his discretion on the advice of the Council of Ministers.

Q. The Right to Constitutional Remedies means :
(A) The right of the citizens to request the parliament to amend the Constitution.
(B) The right of Indian citizens to mobilise public opinion in favour of some constitutional amendments.
(C) The right of citizens to disobey the constitution in certain circumstances.
(D) The right to move the courts for the enforcement of fundamental rights granted by the constitution.

Correct Answer: (D) The right to move the courts for the enforcement of fundamental rights granted by the constitution.

Q. Which one of the following writs is issued by the high court to a lower court or a non-judicial public institution to stop proceedings in a particular case?
(A) Habeas Corpus
(B) Prohibition
(C) Quo Warranto
(D) Certiorari

Correct Answer: (B) Prohibition

Q. Which one of the following writs is issued by a higher court asking the lower court to send the record of a particular case to it on the ground that it is not competent to decide the case?
(A) Habeas Corpus
(B) Quo Warranto
(C) Certiorari
(D) Mandamus

Correct Answer: (C) Certiorari

Q. Which one of the following statements is correct?
(A) The Fundamental Rights of the Indian citizens cannot be suspended under any circumstances.
(B) The Fundamental Rights of the Indian citizens can be suspended by the Parliament by a two-thirds majority.
(C) The Fundamental Rights of the Indian citizens can be suspended by the President during the national emergency.
(D) The Fundamental Rights of the Indian citizens can be suspended by the President during the national emergency as well as emergency arising due to breakdown of constitutional machinery in a state.

Correct Answer: (C) The Fundamental Rights of the Indian citizens can be suspended by the President during the national emergency.

Q. Which one of the following amendments of the Constitution is related with right to private property?
(A) First Amendment
(B) Fourth Amendment
(C) Seventeenth Amendment
(D) All of the above

Correct Answer: (D) All of the above

Q. Which one of the following amendments sought to overcome the restrictions on the powers of the Parliament to amend the Fundamental Rights (as per decision of Supreme Court in Golak Nath case)?
(A) 23rd Amendment
(B) 24th Amendment
(C) 25th Amendment
(D) None of the above

Correct Answer: (B) 24th Amendment

Q. “All those laws that were in force immediately before the enactment of the constitution shall be void to the extent of inconsistency with the fundamental rights.” Essence of Article 13(1) which quotes this can be placed under which of the following?
(A) Judicial Activism
(B) Judicial Review
(C) Discretionary Review
(D) Judicial Interpretation

Correct Answer: (B) Judicial Review

Q. Article 13 of Indian constitution uses the words-“to the extent of such inconsistency be void”—which of the following doctrines is coherent to this?
(A) Doctrine of Eclipse
(B) Doctrine of Waiver
(C) Doctrine of Severability
(D) Doctrine of Lapse

Correct Answer: (C) Doctrine of Severability

Q. Under which Article of the Constitution is protection and interests of the minorities is envisaged?
(A) Article 32
(B) Article 19
(C) Article 29
(D) Article 22

Correct Answer: (C) Article 29

Q. ‘Contempt of Court’ places restriction on which Fundamental Right?
(A) Right to Freedom
(B) Right against Exploitation
(C) Right to Equality
(D) Right to Religion

Correct Answer: (A) Right to Freedom

Q. Which one of the following Fundamental Rights has been the subject of maximum litigation and controversy?
(A) Right to Property
(B) Right to Freedom
(C) Right to Equality
(D) Right to Freedom of Religion

Correct Answer: (A) Right to Property

Q. Which one of the following features has been wrongly listed as a feature of Right to Equality?
(A) It ensures equality in the matter of appointment to offices under the State.
(B) It abolishes all titles, other than academic and military.
(C) It abolishes untouchability.
(D) It prohibits special treatments of any section of society.

Correct Answer: (D) It prohibits special treatments of any section of society.

Q. The Six Freedoms of the Indian Citizens have been enshrined in :
(A) Articles 14 to 18
(B) Articles 14 to 35
(C) Article 19
(D) Article 22

Correct Answer: (C) Article 19

Q. The Constitution grants Cultural and Educational Rights with a view to :
(A) evolve a common national culture.
(B) eradicate illiteracy from the country.
(C) to help the minorities conserve their culture.
(D) None of the above

Correct Answer: (C) to help the minorities conserve their culture.

Q. Right to Cultural and Educational Rights implies :
(A) Provision of free and compulsory education upto High School.
(B) Special assistance to backward classes to educate them.
(C) Provision of religious and cultural instructions in schools run by the government or receiving aid out of government funds.
(D) Right of minorities to establish and administer educational institutions of their choice.

Correct Answer: (D) Right of minorities to establish and administer educational institutions of their choice.

Q. Which among the following best supported the idea of inclusion of fundamental rights in our constitution?
(A) Simon Commission, 1927
(B) Nehru Committee Report, 1928
(C) Swaraj Bill, 1895
(D) Sapru Committee Report on Constitutional proposals, 1945

Correct Answer: (C) Swaraj Bill, 1895

Q. The writ of prohibition issued by Supreme Court or High Court is issued against :
(A) Administrative and judicial authorities.
(B) Only administrative authorities.
(C) Judicial or quasi judicial authorities.
(D) Government.

Correct Answer: (C) Judicial or quasi judicial authorities.

WBCS Mains Indian Polity Fundamental Rights Questions 2015

Q. Which Constitutional Amendment Act, provided reservation in admissions in private un-aided educational institutions for students belonging to Scheduled Caste/Tribes and other Backward Classes?
(A) 92nd Amendment Act
(B) 93rd Amendment Act
(C) 94th Amendment Act
(D) 95th Amendment Act

Correct Answer: (B) 93rd Amendment Act

Q. Choose the correct statement/statements :
1. Right to vote is not a Fundamental Right but a Constitutional one.
2. Prisoners and undertrials in India do not have the right to vote.
(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both
(D) None

Correct Answer: (C) Both

Q. Which of the following rights was described by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar as the ‘heart and soul’ of the Constitution?
(A) Right to Equality
(B) Right to Freedom
(C) Right to Religion
(D) Right to Constitutional Remedies

Correct Answer: (D) Right to Constitutional Remedies

Q. Which new provision was added to the Indian Constitution which provided that “no person shall be deprived of his property saved by authority of law”?
(A) Art 300 A
(B) Art 300 B
(C) Art 301 A
(D) Art 301 B

Correct Answer: (A) Art 300 A

Q. In which case did the Supreme Court of India hold in a majority judgement that the Fundamental Rights could not by their very nature be subject to amendment by Parliament?
(A) Minerva Mills Case 1980
(B) Golaknath Case 1967
(C) Keshavananda Bharati Case 1973
(D) Champakam Dorairajan Case 1951

Correct Answer: (B) Golaknath Case 1967

Q. Within what time should information be provided under RTI in case of life and personal liberty of a person?
(A) 24 Hrs.
(B) One Week
(C) 48 Hrs.
(D) 30 Days

Correct Answer: (C) 48 Hrs.

Q. Which among the following articles relating to Fundamental Rights cannot be suspended during the emergency under Art 359 of the Indian Constitution?
(A) Art 14 and Art 15
(B) Art 16 and Art 17
(C) Art 20 and Art 21
(D) Art 24 and Art 25

Correct Answer: (C) Art 20 and Art 21

Q. Choose the Article in the Constitution of India that envisages free and compulsory education for children upto the age of 14 years.
(A) Art 19
(B) Art 31
(C) Art 44
(D) Art 21 A

Correct Answer: (D) Art 21 A

Q. The Constitution of India guarantees that all citizens will be equal before law by which Article?
(A) Art 11
(B) Art 12
(C) Art 13
(D) Art 14

Correct Answer: (D) Art 14

Q. Which of the following writs is a bulwark of personal freedom?
(A) Certiorari
(B) Habeas Corpus
(C) Mandamus
(D) Quo Warranto

Correct Answer: (B) Habeas Corpus

WBCS Mains Indian Polity Fundamental Rights Questions 2014

Q. ‘Right to property’ is a :
(A) Fundamental Rights
(B) Directive Principle
(C) Legal Right
(D) Social Right

Correct Answer: (C) Legal Right

Q. Which one of the following is not a fundamental right ?
(A) Right against exploitation
(B) Equal pay for equal work
(C) Equality before law
(D) Right to freedom of religion

Correct Answer: (B) Equal pay for equal work

Q. The right to Constitutional remedy in the Indian Constitution is provided for under :
(A) Article 19
(B) Article 32
(C) Article 15
(D) Article 39

Correct Answer: (B) Article 32