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Writ can be issued for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights by

  1. the Parliament

  2. the President

  3. the Supreme Court

  4. all of these

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Correct Option: C

The Fundamental Duties of citizens

  1. lie scattered throughout the Constitution

  2. are contained in Part IV-A of the Constitution

  3. are contained in Schedule IX of the Constitution

  4. none of these

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Correct Option: B

The right against exploitation prohibits

  1. traffic in human beings

  2. beggars

  3. employment of children below 14 years in factories, mines, etc.

  4. all of the above

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Correct Option: D

Which one of the following is a bulwark of personal freedom?

  1. Mandamus

  2. Habeas Corpus

  3. Quo Warranto

  4. Certiorari

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Correct Option: B

Which one of following has been wrongly listed as a special feature of the Fundamental Rights?

  1. Fundamental Rights are more sacrosanct than rights granted by ordinary laws.

  2. Fundamental Rights are subject to reasonable restrictions.

  3. Fundamental Rights are justiciable and can be enforced through the Supreme Court.

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B

Who enjoys the right to impose reasonable restrictions on this Fundamental Rights of Indian citizen?

  1. The Supreme Court

  2. The Parliament

  3. The President

  4. None of these.

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Correct Option: B

The Fundamental Duties of Indian citizens were

  1. enshrined in the original Constitution

  2. added to Constitution by the 42nd Amendment

  3. added to the Constitution by the 44th Amendment

  4. added to Constitution in the wake of the Supreme Court's judgment in the Keshavananda Bharati case

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Correct Option: B

The Fundamental Rights of Indian citizens have been criticised on the grounds that

  1. they are hemmed in by too many restrictions

  2. they are couched in language beyond the comprehension of ordinary citizens

  3. they are absolute

  4. both 1 and 2

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

 The Fundamental Rights of Indian citizens have been criticised on the grounds that they are hemmed in by too many restrictions and they are couched in language beyond the comprehension of ordinary citizens

The Directive Principles of State Policy are

  1. tusticiable

  2. non-justiciable

  3. not all justiciable - only some are

  4. justiciable insofar as they do not conflict with the Fundamental Rights

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Correct Option: B

The framers of the Constitution borrowed the concept of Directive Principles from

  1. the Constitution of the Irish Republic

  2. the Government of India Act, 1935

  3. the Constitution of the USSR

  4. the Constitution of Switzerland

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Correct Option: A

Which one of the following amendments accorded precedence to the Directive Principles over Fundamental Rights?

  1. The 24th Amendment

  2. The 39th Amendment

  3. The 42nd Amendment

  4. The 44th Amendment

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Correct Option: C

The President of India is the

  1. head of state

  2. the head of government

  3. head of state as well as government

  4. none of these

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Correct Option: A

The Directive Principles aim at

  1. ensuring individual liberty

  2. ensuring strengthening the country's independence

  3. providing a social and economic base for a genuine democracy in the country

  4. the achievement of all these objective

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Correct Option: C

Which one of the following statements is correct?

  1. Fundamental Rights are superior to the Directive Principles.

  2. Directive Principles are superior to Fundamental Rights.

  3. There is no relationship between Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles.

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A

The Directive Principles are

  1. positive instructions to the government to work for the attainment of set objectives

  2. negative injunctions to the government to refrain from encroaching on the freedom of the people

  3. directives to the state to enhance the international prestige of the country

  4. directives to the government to pursue a policy of nonalignment

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Correct Option: A

Which of the following courts is/are responsible for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights?

  1. Supreme Court

  2. High Court

  3. District and Sessions Court

  4. Both (1) and (2)

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Option (4) is correct: Under Articles 226 and 32, the High Court and the Supreme Court respectively are authorised to the enforcement of Fundamental Rights in case of violation.

The Directive Principles of State Policy are contained in

  1. Part III of the Constitution

  2. Part IV of the Constitution

  3. Schedule VII of the Constitution

  4. All these parts

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Correct Option: B

Which Article of the Constitution abolishes untouchability?

  1. Article 42

  2. Article 15

  3. Article 14

  4. Article 17

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Correct Option: D

Who said in the Constitution Assembly that the Directive Principles of State Policy are like a “cheque on a bank payable at the convenience of the bank”?

  1. Jawaharlal Nehru

  2. K.T.Shah

  3. B.R. Ambedkar

  4. K.M. Munshi

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Correct Option: B

Which of the following are the authorities attributed to the President of India?

  1. Real and popular

  2. Titular and de jure

  3. Political and nominal

  4. Constitutional and nominal

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Correct Option: D

Which of the following Directive Principles of State Policy were added by 42nd Amendment?

  1. Participation of workers in the management of industry.

  2. Minimising inequality of income and status.

  3. Protection of environment.

  4. Free legal aid to poor.

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Correct Option: A

Lame duck session of Parliament means

  1. the first session of Parliament after the elections of Lok Sabha

  2. the last session of Parliament before the dissolution

  3. the session of Parliament in which the non-confident motion is discussed

  4. a session Parliament, which fails to pass any bill

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Correct Option: B

Which one of the following are the exclusive powers of the Lok Sabha? (1) To introduce Money Bills (2) To ratify the declaration of emergency (3) To pass a motion of no-confidence against the Council Ministers (4) To impeach the President

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below.

  1. 1 and 3

  2. 2 and 3

  3. 1 and 4

  4. 3 and 4

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Correct Option: A

The Constitution of India vests the executive powers of the Union Government in

  1. the President and the Prime Minster

  2. the Prime Minister

  3. the Council of Ministers

  4. all of the above

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Correct Option: A

Which of the following Fundamental Rights is restrained by the Preventive Detention Act?

  1. Right to religion

  2. Right to constitutional remedies

  3. Right to freedom

  4. Right to equality

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Correct Option: C
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