Q30. How many Fundamental Rights were originally enshrined in the 1950 Constitution?
[RRB NTPC CBT I, 11 February 2021, Shift 2]
(A) Five
(B) Seven
(C) Eight
(D) Six
Answer: (B) Seven
Explanation: The Constitution originally contained seven broad categories of Fundamental Rights. The property category was later removed from Part III by the Forty-fourth Amendment. This historical question therefore requires seven rather than the present six.
Q29. Which pairing of Part III of the Constitution is correct?
[RRB NTPC CBT I, 19 January 2021, Shift 2]
(A) Part III — Citizenship
(B) Part III — Directive Principles
(C) Part III — Fundamental Duties
(D) Part III — Fundamental Rights
Answer: (D) Part III — Fundamental Rights
Explanation: Part III contains Fundamental Rights. Citizenship is addressed in Part II, Directive Principles in Part IV, and Fundamental Duties in Part IVA. Familiarity with the structural arrangement of the Constitution helps distinguish enforceable rights from policy directions.
Q28. Which Amendment converted property from a Fundamental Right into a constitutional legal right under Article 300A?
[RRB NTPC CBT I, 7 April 2021, Shift 2]
(A) 44th Amendment
(B) 46th Amendment
(C) 42nd Amendment
(D) 40th Amendment
Answer: (A) 44th Amendment
Explanation: The Forty-fourth Amendment Act, 1978, removed property from the enforceable rights chapter and inserted Article 300A. Deprivation of property still requires legal authority, although the claim no longer proceeds as an ordinary Part III property right.
Q27. Which Article guarantees equality of opportunity in public employment?
[RRB NTPC CBT I, 8 January 2021, Shift 1]
(A) Article 15
(B) Article 13
(C) Article 14
(D) Article 16
Answer: (D) Article 16
Explanation: Article 16 protects equal opportunity for citizens in employment and appointments under the State. It also permits constitutionally authorised reservations and exceptions. Article 14 guarantees general equality, while Article 15 addresses certain forms of discrimination.
Q26. Which of these is NOT a Fundamental Right?
[RRB NTPC CBT I, 4 March 2021, Shift 2]
(A) Equal Justice and Free Legal Aid
(B) Freedom of Speech and Expression
(C) Constitutional Remedies
(D) Right to Equality
Answer: (A) Equal Justice and Free Legal Aid
Explanation: Equal justice and free legal aid appear in Article 39A, a Directive Principle rather than a directly enumerated Fundamental Right. Freedom of speech, equality and constitutional remedies are expressly protected within Part III of the Constitution.
Q25. Right to Life is guaranteed by which Article?
[RRB NTPC CBT I, 4 March 2021, Shift 2]
(A) Article 15
(B) Article 16
(C) Article 14
(D) Article 21
Answer: (D) Article 21
Explanation: Article 21 safeguards life and personal liberty and applies to every person. Judicial interpretation connects it with dignity and privacy. Articles 14–16 address different guarantees within the Right to Equality rather than defining the Right to Life.
Q24. Article 17 enforces what?
[RRB NTPC CBT I, 15 March 2021, Shift 1]
(A) Right to Education
(B) Freedom of Religion
(C) Joint sitting of Parliament
(D) Abolition of Untouchability
Answer: (D) Abolition of Untouchability
Explanation: Article 17 abolishes untouchability and prohibits enforcing disabilities arising from it. The law can punish offenders for prohibited discriminatory practices. Article 21A deals with education, and freedom of religion is covered by Articles 25–28.
Q23. Which is NOT part of the Fundamental Rights?
[UPSC NDA II, 14 November 2021]
(A) Right to Education
(B) Minorities’ right to establish educational institutions
(C) Right to be conferred with titles
(D) Protection against untouchability
Answer: (C) Right to be conferred with titles
Explanation: Article 18 prohibits the State from conferring titles other than permitted military or academic distinctions. There is no Fundamental Right to receive titles. Education under Article 21A, minority institutions under Article 30 and abolition of untouchability under Article 17 are protected.
Q22. Article 18 of the Constitution falls under which right?
[WBCS Prelims, 22 August 2021]
(A) Equality
(B) Freedom
(C) Freedom of Religion
(D) Constitutional Remedies
Answer: (A) Equality
Explanation: Article 18 forms part of the Right to Equality and abolishes most titles, allowing military and academic distinctions. Its purpose is to prevent artificial hierarchies of status, complementing the equality guarantees provided in Articles 14–17.
Q21. Which category of Fundamental Rights protects against untouchability as discrimination?
[UPSC CSE Prelims 2020]
(A) Right against Exploitation
(B) Right to Freedom
(C) Constitutional Remedies
(D) Right to Equality
Answer: (D) Right to Equality
Explanation: Abolition of untouchability is laid down in Article 17, within the Right to Equality group, Articles 14–18. It is distinct from Articles 23–24, which prohibit trafficking, forced labour and certain forms of child employment.
