Right to Equality Practice Questions
20 free Right to Equality practice questions for the Indian Polity, each with the correct answer and a detailed explanation. Open any question below, or take the full set as an interactive quiz.
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All Right to Equality questions
- Q1. Which set of Articles in the Indian Constitution specifically deals with the Right to Equality?
- Q2. The concept of 'Equality before Law' used in Article 14 of the Indian Constitution is of which origin?
- Q3. Which Article of the Constitution prohibits discrimination by the State against any citizen on grounds 'only' of religion, race, caste, sex, or place of birth?
- Q4. Under Article 16, on which additional grounds is discrimination prohibited in matters of public employment compared to Article 15?
- Q5. Article 17 of the Indian Constitution deals with the abolition of which social evil?
- Q6. Which of the following is an exception to the rule against titles under Article 18?
- Q7. The Supreme Court has ruled that the 'Rule of Law' embodied in Article 14 is a part of the:
- Q8. Under Article 15, the State is permitted to make 'special provisions' for which of the following groups?
- Q9. Which Constitutional Amendment Act added a provision for 10% reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in education and employment?
- Q10. Which of the following falls under the 'Equality before Law' element of Article 14?
- Q11. Who among the following enjoys immunity from Article 14's 'Equality before Law' regarding their official acts?
- Q12. In the context of reservations, the 'Creamy Layer' exclusion principle was first introduced following which case?
- Q13. The 'Untouchability (Offences) Act, 1955' was later renamed as:
- Q14. Article 16(4) allows the State to make provisions for reservation in appointments if a backward class is:
- Q15. Does Article 18 prohibit the use of titles like 'Bharat Ratna' and 'Padma Vibhushan' as suffixes or prefixes to a name?
- Q16. Which Article enables the State to reserve seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in 'private' educational institutions?
- Q17. Article 14 permits 'reasonable classification' of persons, objects, and transactions by the law. However, such classification must NOT be:
- Q18. Is the Right to Equality available to foreigners (aliens) in India?
- Q19. The 'Carry Forward Rule' related to unfilled reserved vacancies was validated in which amendment?
- Q20. A citizen of India cannot accept any title from any foreign state without the consent of: