CITIZENSHIP MCQS SET 21

CITIZENSHIP MCQS SET 21

201) Protection of the interest of minorities is mentioned in which of the following articles?
A) Article 14
B) Article 19
C) Article 29
D) Article 32
Answer:  Article 29
   
202) Which of the following articles of the constitution of India grants cultural and educational
rights to the minorities?
A) Article 29 and 31
B) Article 29 and 32
C) Article 29 and 30
D) Article 30 and 31
Answer:  Article 29 and 30
   
203) Which of the writs literally means 'to have the body'?
A) Habeas corpus
B) Mandamus
C) Prohibition
D) Certiorari
Answer:  Habeas corpus
   
204) Which article of the Indian constitution empowers parliament to restrict or abrogate the fundamental rights of the members of armed forces, paramilitary forces, police forces and intelligence agencies?
A) Article 31
B) Article 33
C) Article 34
D) Article 35
Answer:  Article 33
   
205) Which of the following writs is issued to a person who illegally occupies public office?
A) Habeas corpus
B) Mandamus
C) Prohibition
D) Quo-warranto
Answer:  Quo-warranto

206) The purpose of Directive Principles of State Policy is to
A) lay down positive instructions which would guide State Policy at all levels
B) implement Gandhiji's idea for a decentralized state
C) check the use of arbitrary powers by the government
D) promote welfare of the backward sections of the society
Answer:  lay down positive instructions which would guide State Policy at all levels
   
207) In which case did the Supreme Court restore the primacy of the Fundamental Rights over the Directive Principles of State Policy?
A) Golaknath Case
B) Keshavananda Bharti Case
C) Minerva Mills Case
D) All the above cases
Answer:  Minerva Mills Case
   
208) Which of the following rights conferred by the Constitution of India is also available to
non citizens?
A) Right to constitutional remedies
B) Freedom to speech
C) Freedom to move and settle in any part of the country
D) Freedom to acquire property
Answer:  Right to constitutional remedies
   
209) Which one of the following is a human right as well as a fundamental right under the
Constitution of India?
A) Right to Information
B) Right to Work
C) Right to Education
D) Right to Housing
Answer:  Right to Education
   
210) Under the Constitution of India, which one of the following is not a fundamental duty?
A) To vote in public elections
B) To develop the scientific temper
C) To safeguard public property
D) To abide by the Constitution and respect its ideals
Answer:  To vote in public elections
 
211) The constitution prohibits any form of “beggars" in the country under:
A) Article 21
B) Article 22
C) Article 23
D) Article 24
Answer:  Article 23
   
212) Which Article of the Constitution allows the centre to form new states?
A) Article 3
B) Article 4
C) Article 5
D) Article 6
Answer:  Article 3
   
213) The concept of Public Interest Litigation originated in
A) The United Kingdom
B) Australia
C) The United States
D) Canada
Answer:  The United States