DEMOCRATIC RIGHTS Questions and Answers

DEMOCRATIC RIGHTS Questions and Answers
1. Which of the following is not an instance of an exercise of a fundamental right?

(a) Workers from Bihar go to the Punjab to work on the farms
(b) Christian missions set up a chain of missionary schools
(c) Men and women government employees get the same salary
(d) Parents’ property is inherited by their children
Answer:
(d) Parents’ property is inherited by their children
2. 2. Which of the following freedoms is not available to an Indian citizen?
(a) Freedom to criticise the government
(b) Freedom to participate in armed revolution
(c) Freedom to start a movement to change the government
(d) Freedom to oppose the central values of the Constitution
Answer:
(b) Freedom to participate in armed revolution
3. 3. Which of the following rights is available under the Indian Constitution?
(a) Right to work
(b) Right to adequate livelihood
(c) Right to protect one’s culture
(d) Right to privacy
Answer:
(c) Right to protect one’s culture
4. Name the Fundamental Right under which each of the following rights falls:
1. Freedom to propagate one’s religion

2. Right to life
3. Abolition of untouchability
4. Ban on bonded labour
Answer:
1. Right to freedom of religion

2. Right to freedom
3. Right to equality
4. Right against exploitation
5. Which of these statements about the relationship between democracy and rights is more
valid? Give reasons for your preference.
(a) Every country that is a democracy gives rights to its citizens.
(b) Every country that gives rights to its citizens is a democracy.

(c) Giving rights is good, but it is not necessary for a democracy.
Answer:
The most valid statement is (a).
This is because every country that is democratic is a system wherein the government is elected
by the people. Therefore, it is essential for it to provide rights to its citizens.
Question 6; “Right to Constitutional Remedies is a very special right”. What is so special
about this right?
Or
Dr Ambedkar called the Right to Constitutional Remedies, “the heart and soul of our
constitution”. Give reason.
Answer:
 It is through this Right that all other Fundamental Rights are safeguarded and arbitrary
action of the state is checked.
 Under this Right, a citizen is entitled to move the Supreme Court or any High Court or any
other courts so authorised, if his/ her Fundamental Right (or Rights) is encroached upon,
abridged or snatched away by the State, an individual or a body of persons. The courts are
empowered to issue orders, directions and writs to the concerned to protect the rights of
the complainant.
Question7: Why do we need rights in a democracy?
Answer:
 Fundamental Rights provide the conditions which are essential for the development of the
inherent qualities in man and to secure his all round growth.
 These are necessary to preserve human dignity and promote social progress in an
atmosphere of freedom.
 These provide civil liberties, without which democracy cannot be even conceived.
 These are a significant check on the arbitrary use of power by the government.
 Rights protect minorities from the oppression of majority.
Question 8 :Write any four features of the Right to Equality as a Fundamental Right.
Answer:
 According to this law, the government shall not deny to any person in India equality before
the law or the equal protection of the laws.
 The government shall not discriminate against any citizen on the grounds of religion,
caste, ethnicity, sex or place of birth.
 All citizens shall have equality of opportunity in matters relating to any position in the
government.
 The principle of non-discrimination extends to social life as well.
Question 9 :Write any four features of the Right to Equality as a Fundamental Right.
Answer:
 According to this law, the government shall not deny to any person in India equality before
the law or the equal protection of the laws.
 The government shall not discriminate against any citizen on the grounds of religion,
caste, ethnicity, sex or place of birth.
 All citizens shall have equality of opportunity in matters relating to any position in the
government.
 The principle of non-discrimination extends to social life as well.
Question 10: Ram says reservations are totally against the right to equality. Deepa says
reservation ensures equal opportunity. Who do you think is right?
Answer: Deepa is right.
Sometimes, it is necessary to give special treatment to a few underprivileged people - it ensures

that the backward classes also get equal opportunities. Therefore, reservations are not against the
right to equality, rather they help in ensuring right to equality.
Questions 11: Which fundamental right is being violated under the following
circumstances.
(a) A student belonging to SC category is not being allowed to use a public park.
(b) Citizens are not being allowed to hold a meeting.
(c) A women was sold to a rich landlord.
(d) You are being denied admission to a government college on the basis of your religion.
Answer:
(a) Right to Equality.
(b) Right to Freedom.
(c) Right against Exploitation
(d) Cultural and Educational Right
Question12 : Over the years the scope of rights has expanded. Do you agree? Support your
answer with reasons.
Answer: Fundamental Rights are the source of all rights; our Constitution and law offer a wider
range of rights. Over the years, the scope of rights has expanded. From time to time, the courts
gave judgments to expand the scope of rights.
1. Certain rights, like the Right to Freedom of the Press, Right to Information, and Right to
Education, are derived from the Fundamental Rights.
2. Now, school education has become a right for Indian citizens. The governments are
responsible for providing free and compulsory education to all children up to the age of
14 years.
3. Parliament has enacted a law giving the right to information to the citizens.
4. The Supreme Court has expanded the meaning of the right to life to include the right to
food.
The Constitution provides many more rights which may not be Fundamental Rights. For
example, the Right to Property is not a Fundamental Right, but it is a constitutional right. The
Right to Vote in elections is an important constitutional right.
Question: Are reservations against the right to equality?
Ans .
1.No , they are not. Equality does not mean giving same treatment to all, no matter what they
need.
2. Equality means giving equal opportunity to all to achieve what is capable of.
3. Sometime it is necessary to give special treatment to someone in order to ensure equal

opportunity.
4.This is what job reservation do.The constitution says that reservations of this kind are not
against right to equality.

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1. Which of the following is not an instance of an exercise of a fundamental right?

1. Freedom to propagate one’s religion

1. Right to freedom of religion

(b) Every country that gives rights to its citizens is a democracy.

Answer: Deepa is right.

Sometimes, it is necessary to give special treatment to a few underprivileged people - it ensures

Question: Are reservations against the right to equality?

3. Sometime it is necessary to give special treatment to someone in order to ensure equal

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