Previous year MCQs

Indian Polity UPPSC 2002 GS-I
Question

Which one of the following is not a fundamental right:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option C: Right to Property

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Right to Property”.
The right to property is not a fundamental right, but a constitutional right, under Article 300-A of the Constitution of India. The 44th Amendment Act of 1978 removed the right to property from the list of fundamental rights and made it a legal right.

Similar Questions:

Consider the following statements and select your answer from the codes given below:

A) The Governor does not have the power to appoint the judge of a State High court.
B) He is not a part of the Legislature.
C) He has the power to nominate some members in the Legislative Council.
D) He has no judicial powers.
  1. A) A and B are correct
  2. B) A and C are correct
  3. C) B and D are correct
  4. D) All are correct
A member of State Public Service Commission may be removed by:
  1. A) The Governor on the basis of impeachment in Vidhan Sabha
  2. B) The Governor, after the enquiry conducted by the Supreme Court
  3. C) The President, after the enquiry conducted by the Supreme Court
  4. D) The Governor, after the enquiry conducted by the High Court
Which of the following articles of the Constitution of India have been declared by the Supreme court as the 'Inviolable basic structure' of the Constitution? Select the correct answer for the code given below:

1. Article 32
2. Article 226
3. Article 227
4. Article 245

Code:
  1. A) 1, 2 and 3
  2. B) 1, 3 and 4
  3. C) 1, 2 and 4
  4. D) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Assertion (A): The NDA Government does not like discussion in Lok Sabha under Rule 184.
Reason (R): It provides for discussion and voting on the motion.

Select your answer using the codes give below:
Codes:
  1. A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
  2. B) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A
  3. C) A is true but R is false
  4. D) A is false but R is true
'Jazia' was reimposed during the reign of:
  1. A) Akbar
  2. B) Aurangzeb
  3. C) Jahangir
  4. D) Humayun
The Constitutional authority, vested with the power of declaring castes and tribes as the scheduled Castes and Schedule Tribes, is the:
  1. A) President of India
  2. B) Prime Minister of India
  3. C) Minister of Social Welfare
  4. D) Chairman, SC/ST Commission
Who was the first Indian to receive the Magsaysay award:
  1. A) Indira Gandhi
  2. B) T.N. Seshan
  3. C) Kiran Bedi
  4. D) Vinoba Bhave
Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.
List – I – List – II
(State) – (Representation in Rajya Sabha)

A. Rajasthan – 1. 10 seats
B. Gujarat – 2. 7 seats
C. Karnataka – 3. 11 seats
D. Punjab – 4. 12 seats

Codes
A B C D
  1. A) 1 3 4 2
  2. B) 2 3 4 1
  3. C) 1 2 3 4
  4. D) 4 3 2 1
Soundwaves:
  1. A) can travel in vacuum
  2. B) can travel in solids
  3. C) can travel only in gases
  4. D) can travel both in solid and gaseous medium
Which-of the following are the main objectives of the Sharda Sahayak Command Area Development Project > Select the correct answer from the objective codes given below:

I. To increase agricultural production
II. To change the land use pattern through multiple cropping in.
III. To improve the land management

Codes:
  1. A) I only
  2. B) I and II only
  3. C) II and III only
  4. D) All
The Directive Principles of State Policy may be classified in to which of the following parts for the sake of convenient study?
  1. A) Socialist
  2. B) Liberal intellectualistic
  3. C) Gandhian
  4. D) All of the above
The powers of the Supreme Court of India to decide disputes between the Centre and the states falls under its:
  1. A) Advisory jurisdiction
  2. B) Appellate jurisdiction
  3. C) Constitutional jurisdiction
  4. D) Original jurisdiction