Constitution, Preamble and Fundamental Rights — UPSC Prelims PYQs (Set 2)

Q1. 'Right to Privacy' is protected under which Article of the Constitution of India? UPSC Prelims 2021

Question 1 optionsAArticle 15BArticle 19CArticle 21DArticle 29
Q2. A legislation which confers on the executive or administrative authority an unguided and uncontrolled discretionary power in the matter of application of law violates which one of the following Articles of the Constitution of India? UPSC Prelims 2021

Question 2 optionsAArticle 14BArticle 28CArticle 32DArticle 44
Q3. Which one of the following best defines the term 'State'? UPSC Prelims 2021

Question 3 optionsAA community of persons permanently occupying a definite territory independent of external control and possessing an organized governmentBA politically organized people of a definite territory and possessing an authority to govern them, maintain law and order, protect their natural rights and safeguard their means of sustenanceCA number of persons who have been living in a definite territory for a very long time with their own culture, tradition and governmentDA society permanently living in a definite territory with a central authority, an executive responsible to the central authority and an independent judiciary
Q4. With reference to India, consider the following statements :
1. There is only one citizenship and one domicile.
2. A citizen by birth only can become the Head of State.
3. A foreigner once granted the citizenship cannot be deprived of it under any circumstances.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? UPSC Prelims 2021

Question 4 optionsA1 onlyB2 onlyC1 and 3D2 and 3
Q5. Which one of the following factors constitutes the best safeguard of liberty in a liberal democracy? UPSC Prelims 2021

Question 5 optionsAA committed judiciaryBCentralization of powersCElected governmentDSeparation of powers
Q6. What is the position of the Right to Property in India? UPSC Prelims 2021

Question 6 optionsALegal right available to citizens onlyBLegal right available to any personCFundamental Right available to citizens onlyDNeither Fundamental Right nor legal right
Q7. What was the exact constitutional status of India on 26th January, 1950? UPSC Prelims 2021

Question 7 optionsAA Democratic RepublicBA Sovereign Democratic RepublicCA Sovereign Secular Democratic RepublicDA Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic
Q8. Constitutional government means UPSC Prelims 2021

Question 8 optionsAa representative government of a nation with federal structureBa government whose Head enjoys nominal powersCa government whose Head enjoys real powersDa government limited by the terms of the Constitution
Q9. Consider the following statements in respect of Bharat Ratna and Padma Awards :
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? UPSC Prelims 2021

Question 9 optionsA1 and 2 onlyB2 and 3 onlyC1 and 3 onlyD1, 2 and 3
Q10. Which one of the following categories of Fundamental Rights incorporates protection against untouchability as a form of discrimination? UPSC Prelims 2020

Question 10 optionsARight against ExploitationBRight to FreedomCRight to Constitutional RemediesDRight to Equality
Q11. A constitutional government by definition is a UPSC Prelims 2020

Question 11 optionsAgovernment by legislatureBpopular governmentCmulti-party governmentDlimited government
Q12. Other than the Fundamental Rights, which of the following parts of the Constitution of India reflect/reflects the principles and provisions of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)?
1. Preamble
2. Directive Principles of State Policy
3. Fundamental Duties
Select the correct answer using the code given below: UPSC Prelims 2020

Question 12 optionsA1 and 2 onlyB2 onlyC1 and 3 onlyD1, 2 and 3
Q13. Consider the following statements:
1. The Constitution of India defines its 'basic structure' in terms of federalism, secularism, fundamental rights and democracy.
2. The Constitution of India provides for 'judicial review' to safeguard the citizens' liberties and to preserve the ideals on which the Constitution is based.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? UPSC Prelims 2020

Question 13 optionsA1 onlyB2 onlyCBoth 1 and 2DNeither 1 nor 2
Q14. The Preamble to the Constitution of India is UPSC Prelims 2020

Question 14 optionsAa part of the Constitution but has no legal effectBnot a part of the Constitution and has no legal effect eitherCa part of the Constitution and has the same legal effect as any other partDa part of the Constitution but has no legal effect independently of other parts
Q15. Consider the following statements :
1. The 44th Amendment to the Constitution of India introduced an Article placing the election of the Prime Minister beyond judicial review.
2. The Supreme Court of India struck down the 99th Amendment to the Constitution of India as being violative of the independence of judiciary.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? UPSC Prelims 2019

Question 15 optionsA1 onlyB2 onlyCBoth 1 and 2DNeither 1 nor 2
Q16. The Ninth Schedule was introduced in the Constitution of India during the prime ministership of UPSC Prelims 2019

Question 16 optionsAJawaharlal NehruBLal Bahadur ShastriCIndira GandhiDMorarji Desai
Q17. Which Article of the Constitution of India safeguards one’s right to marry the person of one’s choice? UPSC Prelims 2019

Question 17 optionsAArticle 19BArticle 21CArticle 25DArticle 29
Q18. In the context of polity, which one of the following would you accept as the most appropriate definition of liberty? UPSC Prelims 2019

Question 18 optionsAProtection against the tyranny of political rulersBAbsence of restraintCOpportunity to do whatever one likesDOpportunity to develop oneself fully

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