Q80. Article 17 of the Indian Constitution is related to what?
[Kerala PSC Graduate Prelims, 24 May 2025]
(A) Abolition of Untouchability
(B) Equal Opportunity
(C) Abolition of Titles
(D) Right against Exploitation
Answer: (A) Abolition of Untouchability
Explanation: Article 17 abolishes untouchability and forbids its practice in any form. A disability imposed on this ground is punishable under law. Article 16 covers public employment equality, whereas Article 18 abolishes titles.
Q79. Which of the following is a Fundamental Right of an Indian citizen?
[RRB Nursing Superintendent, 29 April 2025, Shift 2]
(A) Right to Freedom
(B) Right to an identity
(C) Right against being stalked
(D) Right to equal pay
Answer: (A) Right to Freedom
Explanation: Right to Freedom is a recognised category in Part III, especially Articles 19–22. The right includes speech, association, movement and various liberty protections. The other listed phrases are not named categories of Fundamental Rights in the constitutional scheme.
Q78. What is guaranteed by Article 32 of the Indian Constitution?
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(A) Right to Education
(B) Right to Equality
(C) Right to Constitutional Remedies
(D) Right to Freedom of Speech
Answer: (C) Right to Constitutional Remedies
Explanation: Article 32 enables direct access to the Supreme Court for enforcing Fundamental Rights. It is itself a Fundamental Right. The Court may issue five major forms of writs, making remedies effective against unconstitutional governmental action.
Q77. The State may limit strict formal equality in order to do what?
[IB ACIO Grade II, 16 September 2025, Shift 3]
(A) Enable welfare measures for marginalised sections
(B) Prevent every economic disparity
(C) Enforce strict taxation laws
(D) Maintain identical treatment regardless of circumstances
Answer: (A) Enable welfare measures for marginalised sections
Explanation: Equality does not prohibit every protective classification. Articles 15 and 16 permit specified affirmative measures to address longstanding disadvantage. These measures are subject to constitutional requirements and judicial review; they do not create a general power to disregard equality.
Q76. Under which Article has the Supreme Court placed the Right to Privacy?
[UPSC CSE Prelims 2024]
(A) Article 15
(B) Article 16
(C) Article 19
(D) Article 21
Answer: (D) Article 21
Explanation: The Supreme Court held in Justice K. S. Puttaswamy (2017) that privacy is an intrinsic part of life and personal liberty under Article 21 and other freedoms in Part III. Article 21 is the principal answer among the options.
Q75. A writ of Prohibition is issued by the Supreme Court or High Court to whom?
[UPSC CSE Prelims 2024]
(A) A government officer to prevent a particular action
(B) Parliament to require a prohibition law
(C) A lower court to stop proceedings beyond its jurisdiction
(D) The government to prohibit an unconstitutional policy
Answer: (C) A lower court to stop proceedings beyond its jurisdiction
Explanation: Prohibition is a supervisory writ directed to a lower court or tribunal to prevent it from proceeding without jurisdiction or beyond lawful authority. It is preventative, unlike certiorari, which commonly quashes an already issued order.
Q74. Which Fundamental Right is available to Indians as well as foreigners?
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(A) Right to Elementary Education
(B) Minorities’ right to administer educational institutions
(C) Equality in public employment
(D) Right to conserve minorities’ language and culture
Answer: (A) Right to Elementary Education
Explanation: Article 21A directs free and compulsory education for all children aged six to fourteen, without a citizenship condition in its wording. Articles 16, 29 and 30 are framed around citizens or qualifying minorities, so the first option fits.
Q73. In which Part of the Constitution are the six broad categories of Fundamental Rights found?
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(A) Part I
(B) Part III
(C) Part II
(D) Part IV
Answer: (B) Part III
Explanation: Part III contains Fundamental Rights, from Articles 12–35. Part I concerns the Union and its territory, Part II citizenship, and Part IV Directive Principles. Constitutional courts can enforce Fundamental Rights when legally infringed.
Q72. Which Fundamental Right prohibits trafficking in human beings and forced labour?
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(A) Right against Exploitation
(B) Cultural and Educational Rights
(C) Right to Equality
(D) Right to Freedom
Answer: (A) Right against Exploitation
Explanation: The prohibition appears in Article 23, within the Right against Exploitation. It covers trafficking, begar and similar forced labour and binds private persons as well as the State. Article 24 complements it through child-employment restrictions.
Q71. If a citizen is denied entry to a public place because of caste, which Fundamental Right is violated?
[SSC MTS, 15 October 2024, Shift 3]
(A) Constitutional Remedies
(B) Right against Exploitation
(C) Right to Equality
(D) Cultural and Educational Rights
Answer: (C) Right to Equality
Explanation: Article 15(2) specifically prohibits exclusion from shops, public restaurants, hotels and certain public places on enumerated grounds including caste. This guarantee is part of the Right to Equality, extending beyond general equality before law.
