Citizenship fundamental rights fundamental duties and directive principles of state policy. - One Line Questions

1. The Citizenship Act of India was enacted in which year? 1955
2. Fundamental Duties were added to the Indian Constitution by which amendment? 42nd Amendment Act
3. The current number of Fundamental Duties is: 11
4. Which article of the Indian Constitution guarantees the right to equality? Article 14
5. The right to freedom of speech and expression is guaranteed under which article? Article 19
6. Which article deals with the general principles of the Directive Principles of State Policy? Article 36
7. Which directive principle aims to promote equal justice and free legal aid? Article 39A
8. The principle of 'equal pay for equal work' is a part of which directive principle? Article 39(d)
9. Which directive principle deals with the organisation of village panchayats? Article 40
10. Which directive principle aims to secure the right to work, to education, and to public assistance in cases of unemployment, old age, sickness, and disablement? Article 41
11. The directive principle related to the Uniform Civil Code is found in which article? Article 44
12. The State shall endeavor to provide early childhood care and education for all children until they complete the age of six years. This is contained in which article? Article 45
13. The 86th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2002, made education a Fundamental Right (Article 21A) and also modified which Directive Principle? Article 45
14. Which directive principle enjoins the State to raise the level of nutrition and the standard of living of its people and to improve public health? Article 47
15. Which directive principle promotes international peace and security? Article 51
16. The directive principle related to the separation of the judiciary from the executive is found in which article? Article 50
17. Which article mandates the State to take steps to promote international peace and security, maintain just and honourable relations between nations, and foster respect for international law and treaty obligations? Article 51
18. The Fundamental Duty to protect and improve the natural environment is enshrined in: Article 51A(g)
19. Article 31C, introduced by the 42nd Amendment, grants precedence to certain Directive Principles over some Fundamental Rights. Which articles are primarily affected? Articles 14 and 19
20. Which fundamental right protects the cultural and educational rights of minorities? Articles 29-30
21. Which of the following is NOT a mode of acquiring Indian citizenship by birth under the Citizenship Act, 1955? Birth outside India if father was an Indian citizen at the time of birth before January 26, 1950
22. Article 38 of the Indian Constitution directs the State to secure a social order for the promotion of: Welfare of the people
23. The concept of 'welfare state' is embodied in the: Directive Principles of State Policy
24. Deprivation of citizenship can occur in cases of: Both B and C
25. The relationship between Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles is often described as: Complementary
26. The Directive Principles of State Policy are: Non-justiciable
27. Who recommended the inclusion of Fundamental Duties in the Indian Constitution? Swaran Singh Committee
28. The Supreme Court has held that Directive Principles cannot override Fundamental Rights but can supplement them. This was established in which landmark case? Champakam Dorairajan case
29. Article 43A of the Constitution deals with: Participation of workers in the management of undertakings
30. Renunciation of citizenship means: Losing citizenship by declaration
31. Which of the following is NOT a ground for deprivation of citizenship under the Citizenship Act, 1955? Living outside India for seven consecutive years
32. Which part of the Indian Constitution deals with Citizenship? Part II
33. The Fundamental Rights are enshrined in which part of the Indian Constitution? Part III
34. Which part of the Indian Constitution contains the Fundamental Duties? Part IVA
35. Directive Principles of State Policy are enshrined in which part of the Indian Constitution? Part IV
36. The Directive Principles of State Policy aim to establish in India a: Welfare state
37. Which of the following is an example of a Gandhian Directive Principle? Promotion of cottage industries
38. Which fundamental right is described as the 'heart and soul of the Constitution' by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar? Right to Constitutional Remedies
39. The 44th Constitutional Amendment Act removed which fundamental right from the list? Right to Property
40. Which of the following is a fundamental right that can be suspended during a national emergency (except Article 20 and 21)? Right to freedom of speech and expression (Article 19)
41. Which of the following is NOT a Fundamental Right? Right to Property (historically)
42. The Directive Principles of State Policy can be classified into which of the following categories? Socialist, Gandhian, and Liberal-Intellectual
43. The Minerva Mills case (1980) emphasized the: Harmony and balance between Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles
44. Citizenship by descent under the Citizenship Act, 1955, applies to persons born outside India after January 26, 1950, if: Either parent was an Indian citizen at the time of their birth
45. Which of the following is a Fundamental Duty listed in the Constitution? To uphold and protect the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India
46. Which Fundamental Duty was added by the 86th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2002? To provide opportunity for education to his child or ward between the age of six and fourteen years
47. The right against exploitation prohibits: Both A and B
48. The directive principle that promotes 'uniform common for all citizens' refers to: Uniform Civil Code
49. The concept of Fundamental Duties was inspired by the Constitution of which country? Soviet Union (USSR)
50. The Directive Principles of State Policy are inspired by the Constitution of which country? Ireland