Fundamental Rights and Duties AFCAT Questions

Fundamental Rights and Duties MCQ Questions

13.
Article 15(3) of the Constitution permits the State to make special provisions for:
A.
Women and children
B.
Industrial workers
C.
Religious minorities
D.
Government employees
ANSWER :
A. Women and children
14.
Which clause of Article 15 enables the State to make special provisions for the advancement of socially and educationally backward classes (SEBCs), SCs and STs?
A.
Article 15(3)
B.
Article 15(2)
C.
Article 15(1)
D.
Article 15(4)
ANSWER :
D. Article 15(4)
15.
Article 15(5), which enables the State to provide reservation for SEBCs/SCs/STs in private unaided educational institutions (except minority institutions), was inserted by which Constitutional Amendment?
A.
44th Amendment Act, 1978
B.
42nd Amendment Act, 1976
C.
86th Amendment Act, 2002
D.
93rd Amendment Act, 2005
ANSWER :
D. 93rd Amendment Act, 2005
16.
Article 15(6), providing 10% reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS), was inserted by which Constitutional Amendment Act?
A.
103rd Amendment Act, 2019
B.
102nd Amendment Act, 2018
C.
101st Amendment Act, 2016
D.
104th Amendment Act, 2020
ANSWER :
A. 103rd Amendment Act, 2019
17.
Equality of opportunity in matters of public employment is guaranteed by which Article?
A.
Article 16
B.
Article 14
C.
Article 15
D.
Article 19
ANSWER :
A. Article 16
18.
Article 16(4) of the Indian Constitution deals with:
A.
Reservation for women in employment
B.
Reservation for ex-servicemen
C.
Reservation for religious minorities
D.
Reservation in public employment for backward classes
ANSWER :
D. Reservation in public employment for backward classes