Fundamental Rights, Duties and Directive Principles - Question Bank

1. The Directive Principles of State Policy aim to establish which kind of state in India?
A) Police State
B) Welfare State
C) Totalitarian State
D) Laissez-faire State
2. Which Supreme Court case is famous for establishing the principle that Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles are complementary and supplementary to each other?
A) Kesavananda Bharati case
B) Minerva Mills Ltd. v. Union of India
C) A.K. Gopalan v. State of Madras
D) Golaknath v. State of Punjab
3. The concept of 'welfare state' is embodied in which part of the Indian Constitution?
A) Fundamental Rights
B) Fundamental Duties
C) Directive Principles of State Policy
D) Preamble
4. The right of minorities to establish and administer educational institutions is guaranteed under which Article?
A) Article 29
B) Article 30
C) Article 31
D) Article 32
5. Which Article of the Constitution deals with the protection of interests of minorities?
A) Article 28
B) Article 29
C) Article 30
D) Article 31
6. The term 'Secularism' in the Preamble of the Indian Constitution was added by which Amendment Act?
A) 40th Amendment Act
B) 42nd Amendment Act
C) 44th Amendment Act
D) 52nd Amendment Act
7. The Right to Property was originally a Fundamental Right under which Article, before being removed by the 44th Amendment Act?
A) Article 19
B) Article 31
C) Article 14
D) Article 32
8. Which of the following is NOT a Fundamental Right guaranteed by the Indian Constitution?
A) Right to Equality
B) Right to Property
C) Right to Freedom of Religion
D) Right to Constitutional Remedies
9. The Fundamental Duties are enforceable by law. True or False?
A) True
B) False
C) Partially True
D) Only if Parliament enacts a law
10. The 86th Amendment Act, 2002, added which Fundamental Duty?
A) To protect and improve the natural environment
B) To defend the country and render national service when called upon
C) To provide opportunities for education to one's child or ward
D) To uphold and protect the sovereignty, unity, and integrity of India
11. Which Amendment Act added the Fundamental Duty related to providing opportunities for education to one's child or ward between the ages of six and fourteen years?
A) 42nd Amendment Act
B) 44th Amendment Act
C) 86th Amendment Act
D) 97th Amendment Act
12. The duty to strive towards excellence in all spheres of individual and collective activity is a Fundamental Duty under which clause?
A) Article 51A(j)
B) Article 51A(k)
C) Article 51A(i)
D) Article 51A(g)
13. Which Fundamental Duty relates to safeguarding public property?
A) Article 51A(i)
B) Article 51A(j)
C) Article 51A(k)
D) Article 51A(l)
14. It is a Fundamental Duty to develop the scientific temper, humanism, and the spirit of inquiry and reform. This is mentioned in which clause?
A) Article 51A(f)
B) Article 51A(g)
C) Article 51A(h)
D) Article 51A(i)
15. Which Fundamental Duty relates to protecting the natural environment?
A) Article 51A(e)
B) Article 51A(f)
C) Article 51A(g)
D) Article 51A(h)
16. According to the Constitution, it shall be the duty of every citizen to value and preserve the rich heritage of our composite culture. This is stated under which Article?
A) Article 51A(a)
B) Article 51A(b)
C) Article 51A(c)
D) Article 51A(d)
17. Which of the following is a Fundamental Duty of Indian citizens?
A) Right to vote
B) Paying taxes
C) To uphold and protect the sovereignty, unity, and integrity of India
D) To secure a uniform civil code
18. Which Article of the Constitution lists the Fundamental Duties of citizens?
A) Article 51
B) Article 51A
C) Article 49
D) Article 50
19. The recommendation to include Fundamental Duties was made by which Committee?
A) Sarkaria Committee
B) Swaran Singh Committee
C) Punchhi Commission
D) Malimath Committee
20. Fundamental Duties were added to the Constitution by which Amendment Act?
A) 40th Amendment Act
B) 42nd Amendment Act
C) 44th Amendment Act
D) 52nd Amendment Act
21. Part IV-A of the Indian Constitution deals with:
A) Fundamental Rights
B) Directive Principles of State Policy
C) Fundamental Duties
D) Panchayati Raj
22. Which Article promotes international peace and security?
A) Article 49
B) Article 50
C) Article 51
D) Article 51A
23. Which Article provides for the separation of the judiciary from the executive?
A) Article 48
B) Article 49
C) Article 50
D) Article 51
24. The State shall endeavor to organize agriculture and animal husbandry on modern and scientific lines, as per which Article?
A) Article 47
B) Article 48
C) Article 49
D) Article 50
25. Which Article directs the State to raise the level of nutrition and the standard of living and to improve public health?
A) Article 46
B) Article 47
C) Article 48
D) Article 48A
26. The State shall promote with special care the educational and economic interests of the weaker sections of the people, especially the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, under which Article?
A) Article 45
B) Article 46
C) Article 47
D) Article 48
27. Which Article provides for the provision of early childhood care and education to children below the age of six years?
A) Article 44
B) Article 45
C) Article 46
D) Article 47
28. The State shall endeavor to secure a uniform civil code for the citizens throughout the territory of India, as per which Article?
A) Article 43
B) Article 44
C) Article 45
D) Article 46
29. Which Article directs the State to take steps to organize village panchayats?
A) Article 39
B) Article 40
C) Article 41
D) Article 43
30. The right to work, to education, and to public assistance in certain cases is enshrined under which Article?
A) Article 39
B) Article 40
C) Article 41
D) Article 42
31. Which Directive Principle aims to promote equal justice and free legal aid?
A) Article 39A
B) Article 40
C) Article 41
D) Article 42
32. The State shall endeavor to secure a social order based on justice, liberty, and equality, as stated in which Article?
A) Article 37
B) Article 38
C) Article 39
D) Article 40
33. Which Article states that the Directive Principles shall not be enforceable by any court?
A) Article 36
B) Article 37
C) Article 38
D) Article 39
34. Directive Principles of State Policy are described as 'novel features' of the Constitution in which part?
A) Part III
B) Part IV
C) Preamble
D) Schedule V
35. Directive Principles of State Policy are inspired by the constitution of which country?
A) United States of America
B) Canada
C) Ireland
D) Australia
36. Which part of the Indian Constitution deals with Directive Principles of State Policy?
A) Part III
B) Part IV
C) Part V
D) Part VI
37. The writ of Habeas Corpus can be issued by the courts under which Article?
A) Article 19
B) Article 21
C) Article 32
D) Article 226
38. Which Article provides the right to constitutional remedies, often called the 'heart and soul' of the Constitution?
A) Article 30
B) Article 31
C) Article 32
D) Article 35
39. Cultural and Educational Rights are guaranteed under which Articles?
A) Articles 19-22
B) Articles 23-24
C) Articles 25-28
D) Articles 29-30
40. The abolition of untouchability is a provision under which Article?
A) Article 14
B) Article 16
C) Article 17
D) Article 18
41. Which Article prohibits the employment of children in factories, mines, or other hazardous occupations?
A) Article 23
B) Article 24
C) Article 25
D) Article 26
42. The right to move freely throughout the territory of India is a Fundamental Right under which Article?
A) Article 18
B) Article 19
C) Article 20
D) Article 21
43. Protection against double jeopardy is guaranteed under which Article?
A) Article 20
B) Article 21
C) Article 22
D) Article 23
44. The right to freedom of religion is covered under which Articles?
A) Articles 14-18
B) Articles 19-22
C) Articles 25-28
D) Articles 29-30
45. Which Article deals with the protection of life and personal liberty?
A) Article 20
B) Article 21
C) Article 22
D) Article 23
46. The right to life and personal liberty is guaranteed under which Article?
A) Article 14
B) Article 19
C) Article 21
D) Article 25
47. Which Fundamental Right prohibits discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex, or place of birth?
A) Right to Equality
B) Right to Freedom
C) Right against Exploitation
D) Right to Constitutional Remedies
48. The right to freedom of speech and expression is enshrined under which Article?
A) Article 15
B) Article 19
C) Article 20
D) Article 22
49. Which Article of the Indian Constitution guarantees the right to equality?
A) Article 14
B) Article 19
C) Article 21
D) Article 32
50. The concept of Fundamental Rights in the Indian Constitution is largely inspired by the constitution of which country?
A) United Kingdom
B) United States of America
C) Canada
D) Australia
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