MCQ: Fundamental Rights of India

1. Which of the following can a court issue for enforcement of Fundamental rights?

A) A decree
B) An ordinance
C) A writ
D) A notification

... Answer is C)

2. Point out which from the following is not a right enumerated in the Constitution of India but has been articulated by the Supreme court to be a Fundamental rights____

A) Right to privacy
B) Equality before law
C) Abolition of untouchability
D) Right to form association or union

... Answer is A)

3. Which of these is not included as a Fundamental right in the Indian Constitution?

A) Right to freedom to speech
B) Right to equality before law
C) Right to constitutional remedies
D) Right to equal wages for equal work

... Answer is D)

4. Civil equality implies_____

A) Equality before law
B) Equality of opportunity
C) Equal distribution of wealth
D) Equal right to participate in the affairs of the State.

... Answer is A)

5. Who considered the Right to Constitutional Remedies as very 'heart and soul' of the Indian constitution?

A) M.K. Gandhi
B) Jawahar Lal Nehru
C) B.R. Ambedkar
D) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

... Answer is C)

6. Which of the following is a bulwark of personal freedom?

A) Mandamus
B) Habeas Corpus
C) Quo Warranto
D) Certiorari

... Answer is B)

7. Right to property was removed from the list of Fundamental rights during the rule of:

A) Indira Gandhi Government
B) Morarji Desai Government
C) Narasimha Rao Government
D) Vajpayee Government

... Answer is B)

8. Political right does not include which of the following?

A) Right to vote
B) Right to life
C) Right to contest in election
D) Right to lodge complaint with executive bodies of the Government

... Answer is B)

9. Who is the guardian of Fundamental rights enumerated in Indian Constitution?

A) Supreme Court
B) Parliament
C) Constitution
D) President

... Answer is A)

10. Which part of the Indian Constitution deals with 'Fundamental rights'?

A) Part I
B) Part II
C) Part III
D) Part IV

... Answer is C)

11. Which Constitutional Amendment deleted the Right to Property from the list of Fundamental Rights?

A) 42nd Amendment
B) 43rd Amendment
C) 44th Amendment
D) 62nd Amendment

... Answer is C)

12. Fundamental Rights are not given to_____

A) Bankrupt persons
B) Aliens
C) Persons siffering from incurable diseases
D) Political sufferers

... Answer is D)

13. Which one of the following is the guardian of Fundamental Right?

A) Legislature
B) Executive
C) Political Parties
D) Judiciary

... Answer is D)

14. Freedom of the Press in India is_______

A) available to the people under the law of the Parliament
B) specifically provided in the constitution
C) implied in the right of freedom of expression
D) available to the people of India under executive power

... Answer is C)

15. The provisions relating to the Fundamental Rightsin the Constitution of India______

A) Cannot be amended
B) Can be amended by a simple majority in the Parliament
C) Can be amended by a tro-thirds majority in the Parliament.
D) Can be amended by a two-third majority of the members present and voting in the Parliament and ratified by a majority of the State Legislatures.

... Answer is D)

16. Which of the following can be provided under RTI Act, 2005?

A) Information leading to incitement of an offense.
B) Information leading to disclosure that may constitute contempt of court.
C) Conditional disclosure relating to information on intellectual property.
D) Information relating to cabinet papers recording deliberations of Council of Ministers.

... Answer is D)

17. Which one of the following is Human Right as well as a Fundamental right under the Constitution of India?

A) Right to information
B) Right to education
C) Right to work
D) Right to housing

... Answer is B)

18. Under which Article of the Constitution of India, Fundamental Rights are Provided to citizens?

A) Articles 12 to 35
B) Articles 112 to 135
C) Articles 212 to 235
D) none of these

... Answer is A)

19. Which of the following is given the power to implement the Fundamental Rights by the Constitution?

A) All Courts in India
B) The Parliament
C) The President
D) The Supreme Court and High Courts

... Answer is D)

20. Which provision of the Fundamental Rights is directly related to the exploitation of children?

A) Article 20
B) Article 21
C) Articleb23
D) Article 24

... Answer is D)