Citizenship fundamental rights fundamental duties and directive principles of state policy. - Question Bank

1. 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?
A) Article 49
B) Article 50
C) Article 51
D) Article 51A
2. The Fundamental Duty to protect and improve the natural environment is enshrined in:
A) Article 51A(f)
B) Article 51A(g)
C) Article 51A(h)
D) Article 51A(i)
3. The Directive Principles of State Policy aim to establish in India a:
A) Police state
B) Totalitarian state
C) Welfare state
D) Laissez-faire state
4. Which of the following is NOT a ground for deprivation of citizenship under the Citizenship Act, 1955?
A) Obtained citizenship by naturalisation
B) Disloyalty to the Constitution of India
C) Willingly assisting an enemy during wartime
D) Living outside India for seven consecutive years
5. The 86th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2002, made education a Fundamental Right (Article 21A) and also modified which Directive Principle?
A) Article 45
B) Article 46
C) Article 47
D) Article 48
6. The directive principle that promotes 'uniform common for all citizens' refers to:
A) Uniform educational policy
B) Uniform taxation
C) Uniform Civil Code
D) Uniform working hours
7. Citizenship by descent under the Citizenship Act, 1955, applies to persons born outside India after January 26, 1950, if:
A) Their father was an Indian citizen at the time of their birth
B) Their mother was an Indian citizen at the time of their birth
C) Either parent was an Indian citizen at the time of their birth
D) Both parents were Indian citizens at the time of their birth
8. Which of the following is a fundamental right that can be suspended during a national emergency (except Article 20 and 21)?
A) Right to equality (Article 14)
B) Right to freedom of speech and expression (Article 19)
C) Right to personal liberty (Article 21)
D) Right to freedom of religion (Articles 25-28)
9. Article 31C, introduced by the 42nd Amendment, grants precedence to certain Directive Principles over some Fundamental Rights. Which articles are primarily affected?
A) Articles 14 and 19
B) Articles 19 and 21
C) Articles 14, 19 and 31
D) Articles 14, 19, 21 and 31
10. The Minerva Mills case (1980) emphasized the:
A) Supremacy of Fundamental Rights over Directive Principles
B) Supremacy of Directive Principles over Fundamental Rights
C) Harmony and balance between Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles
D) Non-justiciability of Directive Principles
11. The Supreme Court has held that Directive Principles cannot override Fundamental Rights but can supplement them. This was established in which landmark case?
A) Kesavananda Bharati case
B) Golaknath case
C) Champakam Dorairajan case
D) Minerva Mills case
12. The relationship between Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles is often described as:
A) Identical
B) Conflicting
C) Complementary
D) Independent
13. The concept of 'welfare state' is embodied in the:
A) Fundamental Rights
B) Fundamental Duties
C) Directive Principles of State Policy
D) Preamble
14. Which of the following is an example of a Gandhian Directive Principle?
A) Promotion of international peace
B) Protection of environment
C) Promotion of cottage industries
D) Uniform Civil Code
15. The Directive Principles of State Policy can be classified into which of the following categories?
A) Socialist, Gandhian, and Liberal-Intellectual
B) Economic, Social, and Political
C) Fundamental, Directive, and Concurrent
D) Individual, Group, and National
16. Which directive principle promotes international peace and security?
A) Article 48
B) Article 49
C) Article 50
D) Article 51
17. The directive principle related to the separation of the judiciary from the executive is found in which article?
A) Article 49
B) Article 50
C) Article 51
D) Article 51A
18. 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?
A) Article 46
B) Article 47
C) Article 48
D) Article 48A
19. 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?
A) Article 44
B) Article 45
C) Article 46
D) Article 47
20. Article 43A of the Constitution deals with:
A) Living wage for workers
B) Participation of workers in the management of undertakings
C) Cottage industries
D) Uniform Civil Code
21. 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?
A) Article 40
B) Article 41
C) Article 42
D) Article 43
22. The directive principle related to the Uniform Civil Code is found in which article?
A) Article 43
B) Article 44
C) Article 45
D) Article 46
23. Which directive principle deals with the organisation of village panchayats?
A) Article 40
B) Article 41
C) Article 42
D) Article 43
24. The principle of 'equal pay for equal work' is a part of which directive principle?
A) Article 39(a)
B) Article 39(d)
C) Article 42
D) Article 43
25. Which directive principle aims to promote equal justice and free legal aid?
A) Article 39
B) Article 39A
C) Article 40
D) Article 41
26. Article 38 of the Indian Constitution directs the State to secure a social order for the promotion of:
A) Economic welfare only
B) Political freedom only
C) Welfare of the people
D) Cultural heritage
27. Which article deals with the general principles of the Directive Principles of State Policy?
A) Article 36
B) Article 37
C) Article 38
D) Article 39
28. The Directive Principles of State Policy are inspired by the Constitution of which country?
A) United States
B) United Kingdom
C) Ireland
D) Canada
29. The Directive Principles of State Policy are:
A) Justiciable
B) Non-justiciable
C) Partially justiciable
D) Enforceable by the President
30. Directive Principles of State Policy are enshrined in which part of the Indian Constitution?
A) Part III
B) Part IV
C) Part IVA
D) Part V
31. Which Fundamental Duty was added by the 86th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2002?
A) To protect and improve the natural environment
B) To develop the scientific temper, humanism and the spirit of inquiry and reform
C) To provide opportunity for education to his child or ward between the age of six and fourteen years
D) To defend the country and render national service when called upon to do so
32. The current number of Fundamental Duties is:
A) 8
B) 10
C) 11
D) 12
33. Who recommended the inclusion of Fundamental Duties in the Indian Constitution?
A) K. Santhanam Committee
B) Swaran Singh Committee
C) M. C. Setalvad Committee
D) V. T. Krishnamachari Committee
34. Which of the following is a Fundamental Duty listed in the Constitution?
A) To pay taxes
B) To vote in elections
C) To uphold and protect the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India
D) To maintain discipline in public places
35. The concept of Fundamental Duties was inspired by the Constitution of which country?
A) United States
B) United Kingdom
C) Soviet Union (USSR)
D) Canada
36. Which part of the Indian Constitution contains the Fundamental Duties?
A) Part III
B) Part IV
C) Part IVA
D) Part V
37. Fundamental Duties were added to the Indian Constitution by which amendment?
A) 42nd Amendment Act
B) 44th Amendment Act
C) 52nd Amendment Act
D) 61st Amendment Act
38. The 44th Constitutional Amendment Act removed which fundamental right from the list?
A) Right to Equality
B) Right to Freedom
C) Right to Property
D) Right against Exploitation
39. Which of the following is NOT a Fundamental Right?
A) Right to Property (historically)
B) Right to Freedom of Speech
C) Right to Equality before Law
D) Right to Constitutional Remedies
40. Which fundamental right protects the cultural and educational rights of minorities?
A) Articles 25-28
B) Articles 29-30
C) Articles 32-35
D) Articles 14-18
41. The right against exploitation prohibits:
A) Traffic in human beings and forced labour
B) Employment of children below 14 years in hazardous occupations
C) Both A and B
D) Freedom of movement
42. Which fundamental right is described as the 'heart and soul of the Constitution' by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar?
A) Right to Equality
B) Right to Freedom of Religion
C) Right to Constitutional Remedies
D) Right to Personal Liberty
43. The right to freedom of speech and expression is guaranteed under which article?
A) Article 14
B) Article 19
C) Article 21
D) Article 25
44. Which article of the Indian Constitution guarantees the right to equality?
A) Article 14
B) Article 19
C) Article 21
D) Article 32
45. The Fundamental Rights are enshrined in which part of the Indian Constitution?
A) Part II
B) Part III
C) Part IV
D) Part V
46. Deprivation of citizenship can occur in cases of:
A) Good conduct
B) Fraud, false representation, or concealment of material fact
C) Loyalty to a foreign country
D) Both B and C
47. Renunciation of citizenship means:
A) Losing citizenship by declaration
B) Losing citizenship by fraud
C) Losing citizenship by marriage
D) Losing citizenship by birth
48. Which of the following is NOT a mode of acquiring Indian citizenship by birth under the Citizenship Act, 1955?
A) Birth in India after January 26, 1950 but before July 1, 1987
B) Birth in India after July 1, 1987, if either parent is an Indian citizen
C) Birth in India after December 3, 2004, if both parents are Indian citizens or one parent is an Indian citizen and the other is not an illegal immigrant
D) Birth outside India if father was an Indian citizen at the time of birth before January 26, 1950
49. The Citizenship Act of India was enacted in which year?
A) 1947
B) 1950
C) 1955
D) 1960
50. Which part of the Indian Constitution deals with Citizenship?
A) Part I
B) Part II
C) Part III
D) Part IV