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UPSC Prelims PYQs on Indian Polity (Fundamental Rights, DPSP & Duties) – Topic-wise with Answers

UPSC Prelims PYQs - Indian Polity

UPSC Prelims PYQs on Indian Polity (Topic-wise)

Topic-wise UPSC Prelims PYQs on Indian Polity covering Fundamental Rights (Articles 12–35), Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP), and Fundamental Duties. The questions include important areas such as writs, judicial custody, constitutional remedies, reservation, and Rule of Law. Highly useful for UPSC CSE, CAPF-AC, CDS, State PCS and other competitive examinations.

FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS

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1. Consider the following statements: UPSC 2023

Statement-I: The Supreme Court of India has held in some judgments that the reservation policies made under Article 16(4) of the Constitution of India would be limited by Article 335 for maintenance of efficiency of administration.

Statement-II: Article 335 of the Constitution of India defines the term 'efficiency of administration'.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

(a) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is the correct explanation for Statement-I
(b) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is not the correct explanation for Statement-I
(c) Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is incorrect
(d) Statement-I is incorrect but Statement-II is correct
2. With reference to the writs issued by the Courts in India, consider the following statements: UPSC 2022

1. Mandamus will not lie against a private organization unless it is entrusted with a public duty.

2. Mandamus will not lie against a Company even though it may be a Government Company.

3. Any public minded person can be a petitioner to move the Court to obtain the writ of Quo Warranto.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
3. What is the position of the Right to Property in India? UPSC 2021
(a) Legal right available to citizens only
(b) Legal right available to any person
(c) Fundamental Right available to citizens only
(d) Neither fundamental Right nor legal right
4. With reference to India, consider the following statements: UPSC 2021

1. Judicial custody means an accused is in the custody of the concerned magistrate and such accused is locked up in police station, not in jail.

2. During judicial custody, the police officer in charge of the case is not allowed to interrogate the suspect without the approval of the court.

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
5. With reference to India, consider the following statements: UPSC 2021

1. When a prisoner makes out a sufficient case, parole cannot be denied to such prisoner because it becomes a matter of his/her right.

2. State Governments have their own Prisoners Release on Parole Rules.

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
6. A legislation which confers on the executive or administrative authority an unguided and uncontrolled discretionary power in the matter of the application of law violates which one of the following Articles of the Constitution of India? UPSC 2021
(a) Article 14
(b) Article 28
(c) Article 32
(d) Article 44
7. 'Right to Privacy' is protected under which Article of the constitution of India? UPSC 2021
(a) Article 15
(b) Article 19
(c) Article 21
(d) Article 29
8. Which one of the following categories of Fundamental Rights incorporates protection against untouchability as a form of discrimination? UPSC 2020
(a) Right against Exploitation
(b) Right to Freedom
(c) Right to Constitutional Remedies
(d) Right to Equality
9. Which of the following are regarded as the main features of the "Rule of Law"? UPSC 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
10. In the context of India, which one of the following is the correct relationship between Rights and Duties? UPSC 2017
(a) Rights are correlative with Duties.
(b) Rights are personal and hence independent of society and Duties.
(c) Rights, not Duties, are important for the advancement of the personality of the citizen.
(d) Duties, not Rights, are important for the stability of the State.
11. In India, Judicial Review implies UPSC 2017
(a) the power of the Judiciary to pronounce upon the constitutionality of laws and executive orders.
(b) the power of the Judiciary to question the wisdom of the laws enacted by the Legislatures.
(c) the power of the Judiciary to review all the legislative enactments before they are assented to by the President.
(d) the power of the Judiciary to review its own judgements given earlier in similar or different cases.
12. 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? UPSC 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 freedom guaranteed in part III
(d) Article 24 and provisions under the 44th Amendment to the constitution.
13. Consider the following statements in respect of Bharat Ratna and Padma Awards: UPSC 2021

1. Bharat Ratna and Padma Awards are titles under the Article 18(1) of the Constitution of India.

2. Padma Awards, which were instituted in the year 1954, were suspended only once.

3. The number of Bharat Ratna Awards is restricted to a maximum of five in a particular year.

Which of the above statements are not correct?

(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
14. Which Article of the Constitution of India safeguards one's right to marry the person of one's choice? UPSC 2019
(a) Article 19
(b) Article 21
(c) Article 25
(d) Article 29
15. Which of the following are envisaged by the Right against Exploitation in the Constitution of India? UPSC 2017

1. Prohibition of traffic in human beings and forced labour

2. Abolition of untouchability

3. Protection of the interests of minorities

4. Prohibition of employment of children in factories and mines

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 1, 2 and 4 only
(b) 2, 3 and 4 only
(c) 1 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
16. Right to vote and to be elected in India is a UPSC 2017
(a) Fundamental Right
(b) Natural Right
(c) Constitutional Right
(d) Legal Right

DIRECTIVE PRINCIPLES OF STATE POLICY

1. Under the Indian constitution concentration of wealth violates UPSC 2021
(a) The Right to Equality
(b) The Directive Principles of State Policy
(c) The Right to Freedom
(d) The Concept of Welfare
2. In India, separation of judiciary from the executive is enjoined by UPSC 2020
(a) the Preamble of the Constitution
(b) a Directive Principle of State Policy
(c) the Seventh Schedule
(d) the conventional practice
3. Consider the following Statements regarding the DPSP/ Directive Principles of State Policy: UPSC 2020

1. The principles spell out the socio-economic democracy in the country

2. The provisions contained in these Principles are not enforceable by any court.

Which of the statements given below are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 & 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
4. With reference to the provisions contained in part IV of the Constitution of India, Which of the following statements is/are correct? UPSC 2020

1. They shall be enforceable by the courts

2. They shall not be enforceable by any courts

3. The principles laid down in this part are to influence the making of laws by the state.

Select the correct answer using the given code below:

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 2 and 3 only
5. The ideal of "Welfare State" in the Indian Constitution is enshrined in its: UPSC 2015
(a) Preamble
(b) Directive Principles of State Policy
(c) Fundamental Rights
(d) d) Seventh Schedule
6. With reference to the Constitution of India, the Directive Principles of State Policy constitute limitations upon: UPSC 2017

1. legislative function.

2. executive function.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

FUNDAMENTAL DUTIES

1. Which of the following statements is/are true of the Fundamental Duties of an Indian citizen? UPSC 2017

1. A legislative process has been provided to enforce these duties.

2. They are correlative to legal duties.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
2. "To uphold and protect the Sovereignty Unity and Integrity of India" is a provision made in the: UPSC 2015
(a) Preamble of the Constitution
(b) Directive Principles of State Policy
(c) Fundamental Rights
(d) Fundamental Duties

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