Q50. Which range of Articles is grouped under constitutional remedies in Part III?
[SSC CHSL Tier I, 4 August 2023, Shift 4]
(A) Articles 32–35
(B) Articles 32–36
(C) Articles 31–34
(D) Articles 33–36
Answer: (A) Articles 32–35
Explanation: Article 32 is the enforceable Right to Constitutional Remedies. Articles 33–35 follow it with special provisions about the application and implementation of Fundamental Rights. Article 36 starts Part IV, so the correct Part III closing span is 32–35.
Q49. Article 22 of the Constitution is associated with which of the following?
[SSC CHSL Tier I, 3 August 2023, Shift 1]
(A) Right to Education
(B) Personal liberty under Article 21
(C) Preventive detention
(D) Protection of life under Article 21
Answer: (C) Preventive detention
Explanation: Article 22 provides safeguards against arrest and detention and lays down constitutional requirements for preventive detention. Article 21 protects life and personal liberty more generally, while Article 21A concerns children’s elementary education.
Q48. Which of the following is enforceable through courts under the Constitution?
[SSC CHSL Tier I, 2 August 2023, Shift 3]
(A) Preamble
(B) Fundamental Rights
(C) Directive Principles
(D) Fundamental Duties
Answer: (B) Fundamental Rights
Explanation: Fundamental Rights are justiciable, enabling affected people to seek court remedies. The Preamble guides interpretation, Directive Principles direct state policy, and Fundamental Duties express citizen responsibilities. These other constitutional provisions do not carry equivalent general enforcement rights.
Q47. Which Article of the Constitution concerns the Right to Freedom?
[SSC CHSL Tier I, 8 August 2023, Shift 4]
(A) Article 17
(B) Article 19
(C) Article 18
(D) Article 16
Answer: (B) Article 19
Explanation: Article 19 grants citizens six major freedoms, including speech, association, assembly, movement, residence and occupation. Article 16 concerns public employment equality, Article 17 untouchability, and Article 18 abolition of titles.
Q46. Which statement about Freedom of Religion is FALSE?
[SSC CHSL Tier I, 4 August 2023, Shift 1]
(A) It includes freedom to manage religious affairs
(B) It protects worship
(C) It is covered by Articles 25–28
(D) It establishes an official State religion
Answer: (D) It establishes an official State religion
Explanation: Articles 25–28 protect religious liberty while preserving India’s secular constitutional order. They provide for conscience, religious practice and management of religious affairs within constitutional limits. They do not declare a State religion, making the fourth statement false.
Q45. The term “State” for Fundamental Rights purposes is defined in which Article?
[SSC CHSL Tier I, 8 August 2023, Shift 4]
(A) Article 12
(B) Article 14
(C) Article 15
(D) Article 13
Answer: (A) Article 12
Explanation: Article 12 defines State to include Union and State governments, legislatures, local bodies and other qualifying authorities. The definition is vital because many Fundamental Rights impose obligations on the State; Article 13 addresses laws inconsistent with those rights.
Q44. Who said a Fundamental Right should be considered a permanent constitutional guarantee, not merely a solution to a momentary difficulty?
[MPPSC State Services 2022, held 21 May 2023]
(A) Justice P. N. Bhagwati
(B) Jawaharlal Nehru
(C) Dr S. Radhakrishnan
(D) Dr B. R. Ambedkar
Answer: (B) Jawaharlal Nehru
Explanation: Jawaharlal Nehru urged constitution-makers to view Fundamental Rights as enduring national commitments. The emphasis was on their long-term constitutional significance rather than temporary political disputes. Permanent guarantees constrain arbitrary government and support individual liberty.
Q43. Which right was declared a Fundamental Right by the Supreme Court in 2017?
[RRB Group D, 30 August 2022, Shift 1]
(A) Constitutional Remedies
(B) Against Exploitation
(C) Freedom of Religion
(D) Privacy
Answer: (D) Privacy
Explanation: The nine-judge Supreme Court bench in Justice K. S. Puttaswamy held that privacy is constitutionally guaranteed. It is closely connected to Article 21 and individual autonomy, and also supported by other freedoms protected in Part III.
Q42. Which feature of the Indian Constitution was influenced by the United States Constitution?
[RRB Group D, 24 August 2022, Shift 3]
(A) Parliamentary Government
(B) Procedure Established by Law
(C) Fundamental Rights
(D) Fundamental Duties
Answer: (C) Fundamental Rights
Explanation: The American Bill of Rights influenced India’s Fundamental Rights framework. Parliamentary government broadly derives from Britain, the phrase procedure established by law from Japanese constitutional practice, and Fundamental Duties were influenced by the former Soviet Union.
Q41. In which Part are Fundamental Rights explained in the Constitution?
[RRB Group D, 11 October 2022, Shift 3]
(A) Part III
(B) Part VI
(C) Part IV
(D) Part V
Answer: (A) Part III
Explanation: Part III includes Fundamental Rights, covering Articles 12 to 35. Part IV contains Directive Principles, Part V concerns the Union government, and Part VI concerns state governments. Rights under Part III are judicially enforceable.
