Practice MCQ Questions and answers on Indian Politics-GK

42nd Amendment Act of 1976 added ten fundamental duties under Article-51(A). But at present there are eleven fundamental duties. Eleventh duty which is duty of every parent or guardian to provide opportunities for education to his/her child between age of 6 to 14 years was added by 86th Amendment Act of 2002.

A person can be detained under preventive detention, if there is suspicion or reasonable probability of that person committing some act, which is likely to cause harm to society and endangers the security of the society. Thus it is a detention without interrogation.

According to the judgement pronounced by Supreme Court in 2003, Government employees have no right to strike. It said that no political party or organisation can claim a right to paralyse the economy and industrial activities of state or nation or inconvenience citizens.

Article-14 of Indian constitution guarantees Indian citizens equality before law and equal protection of the law. Equality before law means everyone is equal before law and no one is above the law whereas equal protection of law signifies that only equals should be treated equally.

Article-14 of Indian constitution guarantees Indian citizens equality before law and equal protection of the law. Equality before law means everyone is equal before law and no one is above the law whereas equal protection of law signifies that only equals should be treated equally.

Article-15 of Indian constitution prohibits discrimination on grounds of religion race caste sex and place of birth. There is no mention of language as a ground for prohibition of discrimination under this article.

Article-16 of Indian constitution provides for equal opportunities in matter of public employment. There cannot be discrimination on grounds of religion race, caste, sex, place of birth, descent, residence or any of them.

Article-17 abolishes untouchability in all forms. But the constitution did not prescribe any punishment for violation of this right. Constitution also didn't define what untouchability is. Civil Rights Protection Act 1976 provides punishment for the practice of untouchability.

Article-17 and Article-18 of constitution provides for the prohibition of practice of untouchability and abolition of titles respectively. As per Article-18, state will not give any titles to further discriminate. This with abolition of untochability under Article-17 is a social issue, prohlbition of which brings social equality.

Article-19 of constitution deals with fundamental rights under Part-III of constitution. Provisions of this article deals with protection of certain rights regarding freedom of speech etc.