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CBSE Questions for Class 12 Commerce Legal Studies Human Rights In India Quiz 13 - MCQExams.com
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Class 12 Commerce Legal Studies
Human Rights In India
Quiz 13
Rita is a member of a religious organisation that has often been involved in communal riots in the past. Rita herself had been suspected of inciting such riots in the past, but has never been convicted. The day before the Supreme Court was to pronounce its judgment on a very important case involving religious issues, Rita made a public statement to the effect that she and her organisation would burn the city to the ground if the decision was not rendered in favour of the parties from their religion. The night before the Supreme Court decision, the police station two constables outside her home; these constables are replaced in shifts, and the police remain outside her home for the entire day of the Supreme Court pronouncement. Rita claims the police have violated her fundamental rights. Will she succeed?
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No, since the day of the Supreme Court judgment was fraught with communal tension.
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Yes, since she had never been convicted of inciting communal riots in the past.
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No, since her statements showed there was a possibility of a threat to public safety and security.
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Yes, since her organisation had been involved in criminal riots, and not Rita personally.
Explanation
The correct answer is (c) – no, since her statements showed there was a possibility of a threat to public safety and security. Threatening to burn the city down clearly constitutes a threat to public safety and security, and the police were therefore justified in picketing Rita’s house.
While option (a) may be true, it does not answer the question completely, and therefore cannot be the correct answer.
The statement in option (b) may be true, but it does not address the threat to public safety in the light of Rita’s statements, and so, cannot be the correct answer.
Since the picketing took place because of this threat posed by Rita’s statements, the statement in option (d) is irrelevant, and so, (d) cannot be the correct answer.
Munir discovers that the police have been tapping his phone, and listening to all his conversations for the past year. He challenges the polices actions, and claims that they have violated his fundamental rights. The police claim that Munir is a known criminal, and that the Govind case did not cover phone-tapping, but only picketing and domiciliary visits. Will the police succeed?
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No, since the police was planning to conduct domiciliary visits.
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No, since phone-tapping would constitute surveillance.
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Yes, since Munir is a known criminal, and phone-tapping is not specifically addressed by the Govind case.
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Yes, since their actions are intended to prevent a threat to public safety.
Explanation
The correct answer is (b) – no, since phone-tapping would constitute surveillance. Since there is nothing in the facts to indicate that Munir was likely to threaten the public safety or security, surveillance – which may be done through phone-tapping – violates Munir’s fundamental rights.
There is nothing in the passage to support options (a) or (d), and so, neither (a) nor (d) can be the correct answer.
While Munir may have been a criminal, in the absence of a threat to public safety and security, surveillance on Munir through phone-tapping cannot be justified. Since the
Govind case
addresses surveillance generally, the fact that it did not address phone-tapping specifically is of no consequence. Therefore, (c) cannot be the correct answer.
Which of following duties have been included by Austin in the category of absolute duties _______.
Duties owned to persons indefinitely
Self regarding duties
Duties owed to the sovereign
Duties owed to theparents
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
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1, 3 and 4
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2, 3 and 4
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1, 2 and 4
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1, 2 and 3
A historical monument situated in India is maintained by the Government. The monument is also a Hindu place of worship and is visited by several thousand Hindu worshippers every day, who pray at the monument. The Government passes a rule making it compulsory for all visitors who are not Indian citizens to pay a fee of Rs. 500/- for each visit to the monument. A foreign citizen who is also a Hindu and regularly visits the monument, challenges this rule on the grounds that it is violative of their right under ArticleWill this challenge succeed?
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Yes, since it discriminates unfairly on the basis of a persons place of birth.
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No, since the right under Article 15 is only available to citizens.
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Yes, since the rule discriminates on the basis of religion.
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No, since the rule applies to all foreigners, regardless of whether they are Hindu or not.
Explanation
The author mentions in the second paragraph of the passage that the fundamental rights under Article 15 are only available to citizens. However, the person posing the challenge in the question is a foreign citizen. Since this right is not available to non-Indian citizens, the challenge will fail.
Hence, B is the correct option.
The National Human Rights Commission is the watchdog of human rights in the country, that is, the rights relating to life, liberty, equality and dignity of the individual guaranteed by the ____________.
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Constitution or embodied in the international covenants and enforceable by courts in India
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Supreme Court
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League of Nations
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None of these
Explanation
NHRC is a statutory body constituted in 1993 under the
Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993. It is
responsible for the protection and promotion of human rights, defined by the Act as "rights relating to life, liberty, equality and dignity of the individual guaranteed by the Constitution or embodied in the International Covenants".It is
an autonomous public body constituted on 12 October 1993.
The POCSO Act, 2012 confirms the right to free legal aid under Section 40, providing that the child or his/her family shall be entitled to a legal counsel of their choice, and that where they are unable to afford such counsel, they shall be entitled to receive one from the Legal Services Authority. Right to free legal aid is enshrined in which part of the constitution?
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Fundamental Rights of the Constitution (Part 3 of the constitution)
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Directive Principles of State Policy (Part 4 of the constitution)
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Both Part 3 and Part 4 of the constitution of India
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Neither Part 3 nor Part 4 of the constitution of India
Explanation
Article 39A of the constitution which provides the provision regarding the free legal aid to the poor and needy is contained in part 4 as directive principles of state policies in the constitution. However it makes mandatory obligation for the state to provide free legal aid still its not a fundamental right.
Therefore option B is the answer
Read the following statements.
(a) India is Secular because it observes an attitude of impartiality towards all religions.
(b) Religious instructions can be imparted in educational institutions recognized by or receiving aid from the State.
(c) Every religious group has the right to manage its own affairs in matters of religion.
(d) Religious instructions can be imparted in educational institutions wholly funded by the State.
Which statements are true?
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a, c
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b, c, d
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a, b, c
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a, b, d
Explanation
India is a secular country. We do not have an official state religion. The government does not support or oppose any religion or religious practice. Because it is a secular country, people of a particular religion have rights to manage their own affairs and take decisions.
Why India is unique with respect to other democracies according to the author?
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It lacks set of laws relating to constitutional guarantee of right to equality.
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It has the longest written constitution inspired from various constitutions of the world.
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It has the unique set of civil and political rights mandate.
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All of the above
Explanation
Refer to the lines 24-25 of the passage where the author clearly mentions that in-spite of having fundamental rights to equality, Indian statute book lacks proper legislations to right against discrimination.
So option A is the answer. Other options can be rejected by method of elimination
According to the passage the validity of the Fast track courts for the state is?
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Permanent entities citing to the pendency of the cases which is around 1,66,882 cases
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Temporary entities subject to further approval
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Entities with discretion under the state governments and governor of the state.
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Entities with discretion under the state governments and governor of the state.
Explanation
Refer to the lines 11 of the passage where the author mentions that the special courts will be set up for a period of 1 year subject to further approval.
So option B is the answer. Other options can be rejected.
An Indian citizen has the right to vote at ________
Fill in the blanks.
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14 years
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18 years
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16 years
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21 years
Explanation
An Indian citizen has the right to vote at
18 years
Which of the following is not a fundamental right?
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Right to freedom
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Right to equality
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Right to vote
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Right to education
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Among the given options
right to vote
is not a fundamental right.
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