IAS Previous Year Indian Polity Questions – Lecture – 5 – STHAAPNA Series

Which Article of the Constitution of India says, “No child below the age of 14 years shall be the employed to work in any factory or mine or engaged in any other hazardous employment?” (2004)

(a)Article 24

(b)Article 45

(c)Article 330

(d)Article 368

Right to Privacy is protected as an intrinsic part of Right to Life and Personal Liberty. Which of the following in the Constitution of India correctly and appropriately imply the above statement? (2018)

(a) Article 14 and the provisions under the 42nd Amendment to the Constitution

(b) Article 17 and the Directive Principles of State Policy in Part IV

(c) Article 21 and the freedoms guaranteed in Part III

(d) Article 24 and the provisions under the 44th Amendment to the Constitution

Which one of the following statements is correct? (2017)

(a) Rights are claims of the State against the citizens.

(b) Rights are privileges which are incorporated in the Constitution of a State.

(c) Rights are claims of the citizens against the State.

(d) Rights are privileges of a few citizens against the many

Which of the following are regarded as the main features of the “Rule of Law”? (2018)

1. Limitation of Powers
2. Equality before law
3. People’s responsibility to the Government
4. Liberty and civil rights

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 1 and 3 only

(b) 2 and 4 only

(c) 1, 2 and 4 only

(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

One of the implications of equality in society is the absence of (2017)

(a) Privileges

(b) Restraints

(c) Competition

(d) Ideology

The Constitution of India recognises (1999)

(a) Only religious minorities

(b) Only linguistic minorities

(c) Religious and linguistic minorities

(d) Religious, linguistic and ethnic minorities

Assertion (A) The word minority is not defined in the Constitution of India.

    Reason (R) The Minorities Commission is not a constitutional body.

In Context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct? (1996)

(a) Both A & R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

(b) Both A & R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A

(c) A is true but R is false

(d) A is false but R is true.

The Ninth Schedule to the Indian Constitution was added by (2003)

(a) First Amendment

(b) Eight Amendment

(c) Ninth Amendment

(d) Forty Second Amendment

Consider the following statements: (2018)

1.The Parliament of India can place a particular law in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution of India.

2.The validity of a law placed in the Ninth Schedule cannot be examined by any court and no judgement can be made on it.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Match List I (Articles of the Constitution of India) with List II (Provision) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists (2002)

Codes:

    A B C D                

(a)2 4 3  1

(b)3 1 2  4  

(c)2 1 3  4

(d)3 4 2  1