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G.S. PRELIMS TEST: 2268 Test Booklet Series

CLASSROOM TEST BOOKLET

POLITY AND CONSTITUTION TEST - 5

C
Time Allowed: 25 Minutes Maximum Marks: 42

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1. Which of the following statements are true 3. Which of the following fundamental rights
about Article 17 (Abolition of is/are NOT available to all persons
Untouchability)? (including foreigners)?
1. A person convicted of the offence of 1. Protection of life and personal liberty.
untouchability is disqualified for 2. State is prohibited of discriminating on
election to the Parliament or State
grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or
Legislature.
place of birth.
2. The Untouchability (Offence) Act was
3. Equality of opportunity in matters of
renamed as the Protection of Civil
public employment.
Rights Act.
4. Freedom of speech.
3. The term untouchably has not been
Select the correct answer using the codes
defined either in the Constitution or in
the Act. given below.

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given below. (b) Only 2, 3 and 4

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(a) 1 and 2 (a) Only 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3 (b) Only 3
(c) 1, 3 and 4 (c) Only 1 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 4
(d) None

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5. Consider the following statements with 7. Match List I (Item in the Indian
regard to exceptions to the application of Constitution) with List II (Country from
which it was derived) and select the correct
Fundamental Rights.:
answer using the codes given below the lists:
1. No law that seeks to implement the List I List II
socialistic directive principles specified A. Directive Principles : 1. Australia
of State Policy
in Article 39(b) or (c) shall be void on
B. Fundamental Rights : 2. Canada
the ground of contravention of any of C. Concurrent List in : 3. Ireland
the fundamental rights. Union-State Relations
D. India as a Union of : 4. United
2. Articles 31 A, 31B and 31C act as
States with greater Kingdom
exceptions to the fundamental rights. powers to the Union
Which of the following statement(s) is/are : 5. United States
of America
correct?
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Article 32: (a) Right to freedom of religion

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fundamental constitutional rights,

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under Article 32. 9. Which of the following is/are among the

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Fundamental Rights of citizens laid down in

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the Indian Constitution?

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Fundamental Rights, the jurisdiction of

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minorities
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Which of the statement(s) given above is/are 4. Prohibition of forced labour

correct? Select the correct answer using the codes
given below.
(a) 1 only
(a) 2 and 3 only
(b) 2 only (b) 2, 3 and 4 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (c) 3 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
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10. With reference to Protection against arrest 12. Which of the following can be the basis for
and detention under Fundamental rights, limitations on the Right to Freedom of
Expression?
which of the following statement(s) is/are
1. sovereignty and integrity of India
incorrect? 2. public order
1. Safeguard in the case of ordinary law is 3. decency or morality
4. defamation
available to all including an alien
5. hurting sentiments
whereas in the case of preventive 6. causing offense
detention law safeguard is available only (a) 1, 2, 3 and 4 only
to citizens not to aliens. (b) 1, 2, 4 and 6 only
(c) 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 only
2. The 44th Amendment Act of 1978 has
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6
reduced the period of detention without
obtaining the opinion of an advisory 13. Which of the following basic features are
incorporated in the Constitution of India
board from three to two months which is
from Universal Declaration of Human
in force now. Rights?
3. Apart from India there is no democratic 1. Fundamental Rights

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country in the world which has made 2. Fundamental Duties

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preventive detention an integral part of

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the constitution.
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(c) 2 and 3 only 14. With reference to Fundamental Rights as

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11. According to the Constitution of India, III of the Constitution.

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be a 'Welfare State'?
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4. Any new law which restricts the scope

3. Directive Principles of State Policy
of Fundamental Rights can be
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given below. Which of the statements given above is/are
(a) 1 only correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only (c) 1, 2 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3 only (d) 2, 3 and 4 only
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15. Consider the following statements: 17. Consider the following:
1. The Constitution (86th) Amendment Act 1. Right to education
2002, inserted Article 21A in the 2. Right to property

constitution. 3. Right to freedom of peaceful assembly

and association.
2. Under Article 21 A of the Constitution,
Which of the above Human Right/s under
free and compulsory education is a
"Universal Declaration of Human Rights"
fundamental right of all the children
is/are part of Fundamental Rights under
between the age of six to fourteen years.
Indian Constitution?
3. Article 21 A and Right to Education Act
(a) 1 only
2009 can be enforced against unaided (b) 2 and 3 only
minority and non-minority schools. (c) 1 and 3 only
Which of the statements given above is/are (d) 1, 2 and 3
correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only 18. Consider the following statements:
(b) 1 only 1. All the legal rights are mentioned in the

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Part III of the Indian constitution.

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of law. 19. According to Supreme Court, which of the

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Which of the fundamental rights given

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3. Protection in respect of conviction of

above are available to both citizens of India
offences.
and foreigners?
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(a) 1, 2 and 5 only
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2, 3 and 5 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only (c) 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2, 4 and 5 only (d) 1, 2 and 3

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20. With the reference to the Fundamental
Rights as enshrined in the Indian
Constitution, which one of the following
statement(s) is/are incorrect?
1. Most of the Fundamental Rights are
available against the arbitrary action of
the State only.
2. Some of them are justiciable in nature
while others are non-justiciable.
3. The Parliament can curtail or repeal
them, but only by a constitutional
amendment.
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given below.
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Chapter on Fundamental Rights

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