Q10. Which writ can a High Court issue to secure an individual’s liberty?
[UPPSC Civil Services Prelims, 10 May 2015]
(A) Mandamus
(B) Quo Warranto
(C) Habeas Corpus
(D) Prohibition
Answer: (C) Habeas Corpus
Explanation: Habeas corpus requires production of a detained person before a court so it can examine the detention’s legality. High Courts issue writs under Article 226, while the Supreme Court acts under Article 32 to enforce Fundamental Rights.
Q9. Fundamental Rights are what?
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(A) Justiciable
(B) Non-justiciable
(C) Flexible
(D) Rigid
Answer: (A) Justiciable
Explanation: Fundamental Rights are justiciable: when unlawfully infringed, individuals may seek appropriate remedies from constitutional courts. Article 32 is itself a Fundamental Right permitting Supreme Court enforcement, and Article 226 equips High Courts with a wider writ jurisdiction.
Q8. Article 17 of the Constitution deals with what?
[MPPSC General Studies 2013]
(A) Education
(B) Health
(C) Abolition of Untouchability
(D) Food Guarantee
Answer: (C) Abolition of Untouchability
Explanation: Article 17 prohibits untouchability and treats the enforcement of resulting disabilities as an offence under law. The provision is part of the Right to Equality group, which runs from Articles 14 to 18.
Q7. Which Article prohibits the exploitation of children through hazardous employment?
[UPPSC Assistant Engineer General Studies 2013]
(A) Article 17
(B) Article 19
(C) Article 23
(D) Article 24
Answer: (D) Article 24
Explanation: Article 24 forbids employment of children under fourteen in factories, mines and hazardous occupations. Article 23 addresses forced labour and trafficking more broadly; Article 17 abolishes untouchability, while Article 19 protects citizen freedoms.
Q6. Consider:
1. Article 301 concerns Right to Property.
2. Property is a legal, not Fundamental, Right.
3. Article 300A came through the 44th Amendment under a Congress central government.
Which is correct?
[UPSC CSE Prelims 2005]
(A) 2 only
(B) 2 and 3
(C) 1 and 3
(D) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (A) 2 only
Explanation: Only statement 2 is correct. Article 301 concerns freedom of trade, commerce and intercourse. The Forty-fourth Amendment created Article 300A under the Janata government, not a Congress government; it removed property from Fundamental Rights.
Q5. Which Article states that children below fourteen must not work in factories, mines or other hazardous employment?
[UPSC CSE Prelims 2004]
(A) Article 24
(B) Article 45
(C) Article 330
(D) Article 368
Answer: (A) Article 24
Explanation: Article 24 provides this prohibition under the Right against Exploitation. Article 45 concerns early childhood care as a Directive Principle, Article 330 concerns representation of Scheduled Castes and Tribes, and Article 368 concerns constitutional amendment procedure.
Q4. Match Articles A–D with provisions: A-14, B-15, C-16, D-17;
(1) Non-discrimination;
(2) Equality before law;
(3) Untouchability abolished;
(4) Equality of employment opportunity.
[UPSC CSE Prelims 2004]
(A) 2-4-1-3
(B) 3-1-4-2
(C) 2-1-4-3
(D) 3-4-1-2
Answer: (C) 2-1-4-3
Explanation: Article 14 establishes legal equality, Article 15 prohibits discrimination on specified grounds, Article 16 guarantees equal opportunity in public employment, and Article 17 abolishes untouchability. Their codes are respectively 2, 1, 4 and 3.
Q3. Match:
A-Article 16(2),
B-Article 29(2),
C-Article 30(1),
D-former Article 31(1);
with
(1) property deprivation by law,
(2) no employment discrimination,
(3) minority institutions,
(4) no discriminatory denial of admission.
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(A) A-2, B-4, C-3, D-1
(B) A-3, B-1, C-2, D-4
(C) A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4
(D) A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1
Answer: (A) A-2, B-4, C-3, D-1
Explanation: Article 16(2) bans specified employment discrimination, Article 29(2) limits discriminatory denial of educational admission, Article 30(1) protects minority educational institutions, and former Article 31(1) restricted property deprivation. These correspond to 2, 4, 3 and 1.
Q2. Which right was described by Dr B. R. Ambedkar as the heart and soul of the Constitution?
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(A) Freedom of Religion
(B) Right to Property
(C) Right to Equality
(D) Right to Constitutional Remedies
Answer: (D) Right to Constitutional Remedies
Explanation: Article 32 provides the Right to Constitutional Remedies, enabling an individual to petition the Supreme Court for enforcement of Fundamental Rights. Ambedkar stressed that constitutional rights need effective judicial enforcement, giving this provision exceptional importance.
Q1. Which five Articles guarantee the Right to Equality in India?
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(A) Articles 16–20
(B) Articles 15–19
(C) Articles 14–18
(D) Articles 13–17
Answer: (C) Articles 14–18
Explanation: Articles 14–18 collectively guarantee legal equality, non-discrimination, equal public employment opportunity, abolition of untouchability and abolition of titles. Article 19 instead begins freedom protections, so only the range 14–18 correctly identifies all five equality Articles.
