Q20. Consider:
I. The 44th Amendment removed Right to Property from Fundamental Rights.
II. Article 300A then recognised it as a legal right.
Which is correct?
[CGPSC State Service Prelims 2020]
(A) I true, II false
(B) I false, II true
(C) Both true
(D) Both false
Answer: (C) Both true
Explanation: Both historical propositions are correct. The Forty-fourth Amendment removed property from Part III and placed constitutional protection under Article 300A. A property deprivation must therefore have statutory authority even though property is no longer a Fundamental Right.
Q19. Which Article guarantees citizens freedom of speech and expression?
[WBCS Prelims 2019]
(A) Article 16
(B) Article 17
(C) Article 18
(D) Article 19
Answer: (D) Article 19
Explanation: Article 19(1)(a) safeguards citizens’ speech and expression, subject to constitutionally specified reasonable restrictions. Articles 16, 17 and 18 instead concern equal public employment opportunity, abolition of untouchability and abolition of titles.
Q18. Which Amendment deleted the Right to Property from Fundamental Rights?
[MPPSC General Studies 2019]
(A) 37th Amendment, 1975
(B) 38th Amendment, 1975
(C) 44th Amendment, 1978
(D) 42nd Amendment, 1976
Answer: (C) 44th Amendment, 1978
Explanation: The Forty-fourth Amendment moved property protection out of the Fundamental Rights chapter. Article 300A continues to protect against deprivation except by authority of law. The other amendments listed did not effect this reclassification.
Q17. The 124th Constitution Amendment Bill, 2019 dealt with which issue?
[SSC CHSL, 2 July 2019, Shift 2]
(A) Economic Reservation
(B) GST
(C) Air India Privatisation
(D) Triple Talaq
Answer: (A) Economic Reservation
Explanation: The bill proposed a constitutional basis for reservation benefiting economically weaker sections. It became the 103rd Constitutional Amendment, inserting Articles 15(6) and 16(6). Those clauses relate directly to equality rights concerning education and public employment.
Q16. Which is NOT a Fundamental Right under the Indian Constitution?
[UPSC NDA, 9 September 2018]
(A) Right to Equality
(B) Right to Freedom
(C) Right to Citizenship
(D) Right against Exploitation
Answer: (C) Right to Citizenship
Explanation: Citizenship is addressed in Part II, Articles 5–11, and regulated by law. It is not itself a named Fundamental Right. Equality, Freedom and protection Against Exploitation are established categories of Fundamental Rights in Part III.
Q15. At which Congress session was the resolution on Fundamental Rights adopted?
[WBCS Prelims 2018]
(A) Gauhati, 1926
(B) Madras, 1927
(C) Lahore, 1929
(D) Karachi, 1931
Answer: (D) Karachi, 1931
Explanation: The Congress adopted a declaration of Fundamental Rights and economic policy at Karachi in 1931 under Vallabhbhai Patel’s presidency. It articulated civil liberties and socio-economic aspirations that later informed debates over constitutional guarantees.
Q14. Assertion: Ambedkar called Article 32 the heart and soul of the Constitution.
Reason: Article 32 offers effective remedies for violations of Fundamental Rights.
[UPPSC Civil Services Prelims 2016]
(A) Both true, and Reason explains Assertion
(B) Both true, but Reason does not explain Assertion
(C) Assertion true, Reason false
(D) Assertion false, Reason true
Answer: (A) Both true, and Reason explains Assertion
Explanation: Both statements are true, and the reason explains the description. Article 32 guarantees access to the Supreme Court and judicial writs when Fundamental Rights are violated, making enforceable remedies central to the constitutional system.
Q13. Which Article abolishes untouchability and forbids its practice in any form?
[WBCS Prelims 2016]
(A) Article 12
(B) Article 15
(C) Article 16
(D) Article 17
Answer: (D) Article 17
Explanation: Article 17 expressly abolishes untouchability and makes enforcement of associated disabilities punishable. Article 12 defines State, Article 15 prohibits specified discrimination, and Article 16 guarantees equality of opportunity in public employment.
Q12. Which Fundamental Right do citizens no longer have?
[UPSC NDA, 17 April 2016]
(A) Right to reside anywhere in India
(B) Right to acquire, hold and dispose of property
(C) Right to practise a profession
(D) Right to form cooperative societies
Answer: (B) Right to acquire, hold and dispose of property
Explanation: The previous property freedom under Article 19(1)(f) was deleted by the Forty-fourth Amendment. Property remains constitutionally protected by Article 300A but is not a Fundamental Right. The other freedoms continue, subject to applicable restrictions.
Q11. Match:
A Abolition of titles;
B Manage religious affairs;
C Protect minority language;
D Right to education.
Articles:
(i) 29,
(ii) 21A,
(iii) 18,
(iv) 26.
[RPSC RAS Prelims 2016]
(A) A-ii, B-iii, C-iv, D-i
(B) A-iii, B-ii, C-i, D-iv
(C) A-iii, B-iv, C-i, D-ii
(D) A-iv, B-iii, C-ii, D-i
Answer: (C) A-iii, B-iv, C-i, D-ii
Explanation: Article 18 abolishes titles; Article 26 protects religious denominations’ management of their affairs; Article 29 conserves language, script and culture; Article 21A concerns elementary education. Matching these yields iii, iv, i, ii.
