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VA Fundamental Rights

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following fundamental rights are available to friendly aliens?

1) Article 21A

2) Article 20

3) Article 21

a)

1, 2

b)

2, 3

c)

1, 3

d)

1, 2, 3

2.

1. According to article 12 which of the following is the state?

1) CAG

2) Improvement trusts

3) ONGC

a)

1, 2

b)

2, 3

c)

1, 3

d)

1, 2, 3

3.

What are the features of the fundamental rights?

1) Law for giving effect to fundamental rights can be made only by the Parliament.

2) Fundamental rights are defended and guaranteed by the Supreme Court.

3) Fundamental rights available are absolute.

a)

2, 3

b)

1, 2

c)

1, 3

d)

1, 2, 3

4.

Which of the following is/are true regarding Fundamental Rights (FRs)?

1) First written document regarding rights was issued in 1215.

2) Right to property is part of Article 21 that deals with protection of life and personal liberty.

a)

only 1

b)

only 2

c)

both 1 and 2

d)

neither 1 nor 2

5.

Which of the following is exception to rule of equality before law enshrined in Article 14?

1) Chief Minister’s actions

2) Publication in a newspaper of a substantially true report of any proceedings of Parliament

3) Article 31C

a)

1, 3

b)

1, 2

c)

2, 3

d)

1, 2, 3

6.

Which of the following cases are related to the interpretation of the Article 21?

1) Gopalan case (1950)

2) Golakhnath case (1967)

3) Menaka case (1978)

4) Kesavananda Bharati case (1973)

a)

1, 3

b)

1, 2

c)

2, 3, 4

d)

1, 3, 4

7.

Which is true?

a. Protection against self-incrimination extends to compulsion to give thumb impression.

b. The protection against double jeopardy is available in proceedings before a court of law or administrative authorities.

c. Protection under Article 20(first provision) cannot be claimed in case of preventive detention.

d. Criminal and Civil law cannot punish retrospectively.

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

8.

Which of the following is/are true?

1) Refusing to sell goods or render services to any person is not considered an offence under ambit of Article 17.

2) The term ‘untouchability’ has been defined in the Constitution in Article 17 dealing with abolition of untouchability.

a)

only 1

b)

only 2

c)

both 1 and 2

d)

neither 1 nor 2

9.

Which of the following are criticisms of the Fundamental Rights (FRs)?

1) They are against authority

2) Parliament can curtail or abolish them

3) Feature of preventive detention

4) Complex language

a)

only 1, 2 and 4

b)

only 2 and 3

c)

only 2, 3 and 4

d)

1, 2, 3, 4

10.

Which of the following are legal rights?

1) Right to property

2) No tax shall be levied or collected except by authority of law

3) Freedom of Trade, commerce and intercourse

a)

1, 2

b)

1, 3

c)

2, 3

d)

1, 2, 3

11.

Equality before law is part of Rule of Law. Rule of Law was propounded by

a)

Napolean

b)

Voltaire

c)

A. V. Dicey

d)

Ivor Jennings

12.

Article 30 grants rights to

1) Religious minorities

2) Linguistic minorities

3) Cultural Minorities

a)

1, 2

b)

1, 3

c)

2, 3

d)

1, 2, 3

13.

Which of the following articles extends the competence of Parliament to make a law on matters, even though some of those matters may fall within the sphere of State List?

a)

34

b)

35

c)

31

d)

33

14.

Right to property was originally dealt in

1) Article 33

2) Article 31

3) Article 19

4) Article 21

a)

2

b)

2, 3

c)

1, 2 , 3

d)

1, 2, 3, 4

15.

Which article confers the right to remedies for the enforcement of the fundamental rights?

a)

32

b)

31

c)

36

d)

35

16.

Which of the following are correctly matched?

1) Certiorari - to forbid

2) Mandamaus - we command

3) Quo-Warranto - by what authority

a)

2, 3

b)

1, 3

c)

1, 2

d)

1, 2, 3

17.

Freedom of speech and expression includes

1) Right to strike

2) Freedom of commercial advertisements

3) Freedom of silence

a)

2, 3

b)

1,2

c)

1, 3

d)

1, 2, 3

18.

1. Who was to identify creamy layer amongst OBCs?

a. Kaka Kalelkar Committee

b. National Commission for Backward Classes

c. Ram Nandan Committee

d. Mandal Commission

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

19.

The scope of Article 29 includes

1) Religious minorities

2) Linguistic minorities

3) Majority

a)

1, 2

b)

1, 3

c)

2, 3

d)

1, 2, 3

20.

Which of the following is/are true regarding Fundamental Duties?

1) Their inclusion in the Constitution is unnecessary as per some critics.

2) The Parliament can provide for appropriate penalty or punishment for failure to fulfill any of the Fundamental Duties.

a)

ONLY 1

b)

ONLY 2

c)

BOTH 1 AND 2

d)

NEITHER 1 NOR 2