Deck 3: Indian Constitution and Social Movements: Equality, Rights, and Policy Directives

Question 1

Which Article of the Indian Constitution provides for the equality of opportunities in the matters of public employment?

A)article 29
B)article 17
C)article 16
D)article 19

Answer 1

article 16

Question 2

Which of the following articles of the Indian Constitution deal with citizenship in India?

A)articles 333 to 337
B)articles 17 to 20
C)articles 5 to 11
D)articles 1 to 4

Answer 2

articles 5 to 11

Question 3

Article 30 of the Indian Constitution deals with the

A)freedom of conscience
B)right to propagate religion.
C)right of the minorities to establish and manage educational institutions
D)cultural and educational rights of the majority community

Answer 3

right of the minorities to establish and manage educational institutions

Question 4

In Indian Constitution, the power to issue a writ of „Habeas Corpus? is vested only in

A)the supreme court
B)the high courts
C)the subordinate courts
D)the supreme court and the high courts

Question 5

Under which Article of the Indian Constitution has the state been empowered to protect and improve the environment, forests and wildlife?

A)article 43 a
B)article 48 a
C)article 44
D)article 46

Question 6

Right to Equality is provided in the Indian Constitution under

A)article 25
B)article 14-18
C)article 32
D)article 13

Question 7

Right to Freedom is provided in the Indian Constitution under

A)article 25
B)article 14-18
C)article 32
D)article 19

Question 8

Right to Freedom of Religion is provided in the Indian Constitution under

A)article 25
B)article 14-18
C)article 32
D)article 19

Question 9

Right to Constitutional Remedies is provided in the Indian Constitution under

A)article 25
B)article 14-18
C)article 32
D)article 19

Question 10

Under which one of the following provisions is reservation for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled tribes in every Panchayat made?

A)article 243 (q) of the constitution of india
B)article 243 (v) of the constitution of india
C)article 243 (s) of the constitution of india
D)article 243 (d) of the constitution of india

Question 11

Which of the following subject is included in the Concurrent List of the Constitution of India?

A)citizenship
B)inter-state rivers
C)trade unions
D)all- india services

Question 12

The Directive Principle of State Policy „to secure just and humane conditions of work and maternity relief? in the Constitution of India is provided under

A)article 42
B)article 40
C)article 47
D)article 50

Question 13

The Directive Principle of State Policy „to organize village Panchayats as the basic unit of self government? in the Constitution of India is provided under

A)article 42
B)article 40
C)article 47
D)article 50

Question 14

The Directive Principle of State Policy „to secure the improvement of public health and the prohibition of intoxicating drinks and of drugs which are injurious to health? in the Constitution of India is provided under

A)article 42
B)article 40
C)article 47
D)article 50

Question 15

The Directive Principle of State Policy „to protect all monuments of historic interest and national importance? in the Constitution of India is provided under

A)article 42
B)article 40
C)article 47
D)article 49

Question 16

The Directive Principle of State Policy for „uniform civil code for citizens? in the Constitution of India is provided under

A)article 42
B)article 44
C)article 47
D)article 49

Question 17

"The personal is political" is a central slogan of the

A)neo-liberals
B)fascists
C)socialists
D)feminists

Question 18

Which one of the following is not an NGO campaigning for Human Rights?

A)amnesty international
B)world watch
C)pucl
D)oxfam

Question 19

The well-known theorist of New Social Movement is

A)jurgenhabermas
B)karl marx
C)hegel
D)althusser

Question 20

Who tries to promote interests of their members and to influence politics?

A)ngos
B)pressure groups
C)political parties
D)elites

Question 21

A group of eminent persons in their chosen field

A)ngos
B)pressure groups
C)political parties
D)elites

Question 22

Who among the following are mainly concerned with the public issues/ problems?

A)ngos
B)pressure groups
C)political parties
D)elites

Question 23

Who among the following is associated with Ecofeminism?

A)sumansahi
B)shabanaasmi
C)vandana shiva
D)arundhati roy

Question 24

Which one of the following social movements is driven more by identity concerns rather than the ideological concerns?

A)narmada movement
B)farmers? movement in karnataka against the mncs
C)sub-caste reservation movements among the scheduled castes
D)anti- liquor shop campaign in andhra pradesh

Question 25

In the eyes of radical feminist, gender equality can be achieved through

A)gradual reform
B)getting more women elected in legislatures
C)challenging patriarchy
D)class struggle