Right to Equality

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What do you mean by equality?

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How instrument of instructions contained in the Government of India Act, 1935 has been incorporated in the constitution of India in the year 1950?

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What are the main features of the right to equality?

Q. Assertion (A): The caste system in India has been a major hurdle in achieving equality.
Reason (R): Untouchability denies people of certain castes access to public places as equal citizens.

1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
2. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
3. Both A and R are false.
4. A is false but R is true.

Q. Ram says reservations are totally against the right to equality. Deepa says reservation ensures equal opportunity.

Who do you think is right?

1. Deepa is right.
2. Both are right.
3. Ram is right.
4. Both are wrong.

Q. Through which of the following provisions, the constitution of India wants to ensure the right to equality?

1. Prohibition of discrimination
2. Equality before law
3. Right to Freedom
4. Abolition of Untouchability

Q. In India, ______________ has been a major hurdle in achieving equality.

1. geographical condition
2. caste system
3. democratic government
4. mass media

Q. Special treatment based on status and discrimination is not allowed when a country establishes which of the following?

1. Untouchability
2. Rule of Law
3. Basic Structure
4. Fundamental Duties

Q. Which of the following is the core idea of the 'Right to equality'?

1. To provide special treatment to the lower sections of the society
2. To provide equal freedom to all
3. To provide equal opportunity to all
4. To promote untouchability

Q.

Write a note on equality in Indian democracy.

Q. Choose the correctly matched pair(s):

1. Equality before the law- Article 15
2. Equality of opportunity- Article 16
3. Prohibition of discrimination- Article 15
4. Abolition of titles- Article 17

Q. Which among the following articles of the Indian Constitution abolishes untouchability by making it an illegal practice?

1. Article 17
2. Article 15
3. Article 18
4. Article 14

Q. Imagine you belong to any of the Scheduled Castes and were denied entry into the temple because of your caste identity. Which article in the Constitution of India is against such a practice?

1. Article 14
2. Article 15
3. Article 16
4. Article 17

Q. There are how many fundamental rights in the Indian Constitution?

1. Eleven
2. Nine
3. Five
4. Six

Q. MATCH THE FOLLOWING

Rights	Meaning
Right to Equality	Protection of language, scripts, and culture
Right against Exploitation	Ensures equality before law
Cultural and educational rights	Employment of children is prohibited

Q. Which Indian journalist investigated the presence of untouchability in spite of the constitutional ban on its practice?

1. P Sairam
2. B Sairam
3. B Sainath
4. P Sainath

Q. "rule of law is the foundation of any law of democracy" justify this statement

Q. Which among the following articles of the Indian Constitution lays down the provision for the fundamental right to equality?

1. Article 18
2. Article 14
3. Article 17
4. Article 15

Q. Choose the correct answers from the following alternatives given
A contract made by mistake about some foreign law is _____________.

1. void
2. valid
3. voidable
4. illegal