Fundamental Rights Quiz: Indian Polity Practice

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1. In which Part of the Constitution of India are the Fundamental Rights listed?

   • Part IV
   • Part II
   • Part V
   • Part III

   Answer: Part III. Fundamental Rights are in Part III (Articles 12–35). Part IV holds the Directive Principles and Part II deals with citizenship.

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2. Which Article of the Constitution abolishes untouchability?

   • Article 15
   • Article 17
   • Article 14
   • Article 23

   Answer: Article 17. Article 17 abolishes untouchability and forbids its practice in any form. Article 15 bars discrimination, Article 14 gives equality before law and Article 23 bans forced labour.

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3. The Right to Property was removed from the list of Fundamental Rights by which Constitutional Amendment?

   • 44th Amendment, 1978
   • 42nd Amendment, 1976
   • 52nd Amendment, 1985
   • 73rd Amendment, 1992

   Answer: 44th Amendment, 1978. The 44th Amendment (1978) deleted Article 31 and made property a constitutional (legal) right under Article 300A.

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4. Which writ literally means 'to have the body'?

   • Mandamus
   • Certiorari
   • Habeas corpus
   • Quo warranto

   Answer: Habeas corpus. Habeas corpus orders a detained person to be produced before the court so the legality of the detention can be examined.

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5. Dr B. R. Ambedkar called which Article the 'heart and soul' of the Constitution?

   • Article 21
   • Article 32
   • Article 14
   • Article 19

   Answer: Article 32. Article 32 — the right to move the Supreme Court to enforce Fundamental Rights — was described by Ambedkar as the heart and soul of the Constitution.

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6. Article 21A, the right to free and compulsory education for children aged 6 to 14, was added by which amendment?

   • 86th Amendment, 2002
   • 73rd Amendment, 1992
   • 61st Amendment, 1989
   • 93rd Amendment, 2005

   Answer: 86th Amendment, 2002. The 86th Amendment (2002) inserted Article 21A, added a related Directive Principle (Article 45) and a Fundamental Duty (Article 51A(k)).

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7. Which of these Fundamental Rights is available only to citizens and not to foreigners?

   • Article 14 — equality before law
   • Article 21 — life and personal liberty
   • Article 19 — the six freedoms
   • Article 25 — freedom of religion

   Answer: Article 19 — the six freedoms. The freedoms in Article 19 (speech, assembly, association, movement, residence, profession) belong only to citizens. Articles 14, 21 and 25 protect all persons.

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8. Article 24 prohibits the employment of children in factories, mines and hazardous work below what age?

   • 12 years
   • 16 years
   • 18 years
   • 14 years

   Answer: 14 years. Article 24 bars employing children below 14 years in any factory, mine or other hazardous employment.

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9. Protection against double jeopardy and self-incrimination is provided by which Article?

   • Article 22
   • Article 20
   • Article 21
   • Article 19

   Answer: Article 20. Article 20 gives protection in respect of conviction: no ex post facto criminal law, no double jeopardy and no compulsion to be a witness against oneself.

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10. During a National Emergency, the enforcement of which Articles cannot be suspended?

    • Articles 19 and 21
    • Articles 14 and 32
    • Articles 20 and 21
    • Articles 21 and 32

    Answer: Articles 20 and 21. After the 44th Amendment (1978), Article 359 cannot be used to suspend the enforcement of Articles 20 and 21 even during an emergency.

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