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Fundamental Rights – GK Quiz with Answers – Level 1

Basic Indian Polity questions on Fundamental Rights, from equality and freedoms to religious and minority rights, the writs and the removal of the Right to Property.

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50
Duration
25 min
Marks
50

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Attempts
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About this test

Fundamental Rights GK Quiz Level 1: Indian Polity Basics Practice

Equality, freedoms, protection against exploitation, religious freedom, minority rights and constitutional remedies are what this Level 1 Fundamental Rights quiz tests. It is a basic Indian Polity set on the rights in Part III of the Constitution and the writs that protect them. Aptitude360 explains the answer to every question.

Topics covered in this Fundamental Rights set

  • Meaning of 'the State' and laws inconsistent with Fundamental Rights being void
  • Right to Equality: equality before law, non-discrimination, public employment, Untouchability and titles
  • Right to Freedom: the freedoms of citizens, protection in conviction, life and personal liberty, education, arrest and preventive detention
  • Right against Exploitation: traffic in human beings, forced labour and child labour
  • Freedom of Religion: profession and practice, denominations, religious taxes and instruction
  • Cultural and Educational Rights of minorities and groups with a distinct language or culture
  • Right to Constitutional Remedies and the writs of habeas corpus, mandamus, certiorari and quo warranto
  • Removal of the Right to Property from the list of Fundamental Rights

Key concepts to revise on Fundamental Rights

  • Rights available only to citizens versus rights available to all persons
  • Double jeopardy and protection against self-incrimination
  • The Supreme Court and High Courts as issuers of writs
  • Why Dr B.R. Ambedkar called the right to constitutional remedies the 'heart and soul' of the Constitution

Revision tips for Fundamental Rights

  • Group the Articles under the six right headings and learn them category by category
  • Remember each writ by its literal meaning, such as 'to have the body' for habeas corpus
  • Note which rights came through amendments, such as the right to education

Who should take this quiz

Beginners in Indian Polity preparing General Awareness for competitive exams who want to build Article-level recall of Fundamental Rights.

FAQs about Fundamental Rights – GK Quiz with Answers – Level 1

What are the fundamental rights of the Indian Constitution?
They are the Right to Equality, Right to Freedom, Right against Exploitation, Right to Freedom of Religion, Cultural and Educational Rights and the Right to Constitutional Remedies, listed in Part III of the Constitution.
Fundamental rights taken from which country?
The idea of Fundamental Rights in the Indian Constitution was largely borrowed from the Bill of Rights of the United States Constitution.
What is the difference between fundamental rights and duties?
Fundamental Rights are justiciable guarantees that those entitled to them can enforce in courts. Fundamental Duties are moral obligations of citizens, added later by a constitutional amendment, and are not directly enforceable.
Which fundamental right is called the heart and soul of the Constitution?
Dr B.R. Ambedkar called the Right to Constitutional Remedies the heart and soul of the Constitution, because it lets a person move the Supreme Court directly to enforce Fundamental Rights.

Test structure

How the paper is split, and how long each part runs. A section you have finished cannot be returned to.

SectionQuestionsTime
Fundamental Rights GK Level 15025 min

Marking & rules

Total marks
50 across 50 questions.
Negative marking
A wrong answer costs marks. Leaving a question unanswered costs nothing.
Attempts
100 in total. An attempt is spent the moment you begin one.

What you get when you submit

The analysis is ready the moment you submit the paper.

Score and accuracy

Marks, percentage, right, wrong and skipped, and the time you took.

Section by section

The same figures for each section, so a weak one cannot hide in an average.

The full answer key

Every question with your answer, the right one, the working, and the video where there is one.

Where you stand

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