Test: Constitution Of India - 2 - CLAT MCQ

Article 24 of the Indian constitution clearly states that, "No child below the age of fourteen years shall be employed to work in any factory or mine or employed in any hazardous employment.

The minimum permissible age employment in any factory or mine is 14 years. The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) act 1986 ensures the safety of the child (below 14 years) for certain employment areas. Article 24 of Indian constitution provides protection of children from involvement in economic activities unsuited to their age.

Article 23 of the Indian Constitution explicitly prohibits and criminalises human trafficking and forced labour.

Article 29 – Protection of Interests of Minorities

This article is intended to protect the interests of minority groups.

Articles 29 and 30 grant cultural and educational rights to the minorities.

• Article 29 protects the interests of the minorities by making a provision that any citizen / section of citizens having a distinct language, script or culture have the right to conserve the same. It also mandates that no discrimination would be done on the ground of religion, race, caste, language or any of them
• Article 30 mandates that all minorities, whether based on religion or language, shall have the right to establish and administer educational institutions of their choice.

The right to fly the National Flag is a fundamental right within the meaning of Article 19(1) (a) of the Constitution.

Article 19(2) states that the government may impose reasonable restrictions upon the freedom of speech and expression in the interest of the following factors: 

• Sovereignty and integrity of India
• The security of the State
• Friendly relations with foreign States
• Public order
• Decency or morality or in relation to contempt of court
• Defamation
• Incitement to an offence

Article 19 of the Indian constitution mentions six freedoms that are available to the citizens of India:

• Freedom of speech and expression
• Freedom to assemble peacefully and without arms
• Freedom to form Associations and Unions
• Freedom to move freely throughout the territory of India
• Freedom to reside and settle in any part of India
• Freedom to practice any profession or to carry on any occupation, trade or business

The preamble specifies character and values like sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic, republic, justice, liberty, equality, fraternity. It doesn't include anything about adult franchise.

Under Article 13 of the Indian Constitution, the compulsion of judicial review was described in fundamental rights in Part III.

The preamble specifies character and values like sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic, republic, justice, liberty, equality, fraternity. It doesn't include anything about adult franchise.

The fundamental rights are mandatory and no citizen can by his act or conduct relievethe state of the solemn obligation imposed on it. 

Article 30 in The Constitution Of India 1949 is right of minorities to establish and administer educational institutions. 

• All minorities, whether based on religion or language, shall have the right to establish and administer educational institutions of their choice.
• In making any law providing for the compulsory acquisition of any property of an educational institution established and administered by a minority, referred to above clause, the State shall ensure that, the amount fixed by or determined under such law for the acquisition of such property in such as would not restrict or abrogate the right guaranteed under that clause.
• The state shall not, in granting aid to educational institutions, discriminate against any educational institution on the ground that it is under the management of a minority, whether based on religion or language.

Thus, it can be concluded that the given assertion is 'true' and reason is 'false'.

Syed Monirul Alam cannot claim a fundamental right to freedom of association against Gajodhar Pharmaceuticals and therefore, the contract would bind him even though his freedom of association is restricted.

Refer rule D.

The law of parliament would violate an individual’s freedom not to join any association and therefore be unconstitutional. As the parliament has certain restriction to not curtail anyone right so the law turns unconstitutional.

Article 19 (1)(c) of the Constitution of India guarantees to all citizens the right "to form associations and unions". Under clause (4) of Article 19, the state may by law impose reasonable restrictions on this right in the interest of public order or morality or the sovereignty and integrity of India.In the above question if the Parliament enacts a law that requires a trade union to open its membership to all employees, then such a law would not infringe any fundamental right to freedom of association.

The agreement would be illegal as it would curtail the union members right to decide with whom they would like to associate

Since strike is only one of the objectives with which a trade union is formed, right to strike is not protected by the right to freedom of association.

Article 21 states that 'No person shall be deprived of his life or personal liberty except according to the procedure established by law'. Hence, according to the article all of the options are included under it.

In the Smt. Gian Kaur V. State of Punjab case, it was held by Supreme court that right to die did not include under right to life mentioned under Art. 21.

The right to privacy was included under Right to personal liberty after Kharak Singh's case.

Article 21 of the Constitution of India, 1950 provides that, 'No person shall be deprived of his life or personal liberty except according to procedure established by law.'

The Constitution (Eighty-sixth Amendment) Act, 2002 inserted Article 21-A in the Constitution of India to provide free and compulsory education of all children in the age group of six to fourteen years as a Fundamental Right.

Yes. They also have the right to protection against arrest in certain cases under Article 22 of the Constitution. They are protected from trafficking and forced labour. (Article 23) Foreign nationals under the age of 14 cannot be employed in hazardous industries.

Section- 76 of CrPC states that the arrested person must be produced in court within 24 hours of his arrest, the same can must exclude the time duration which is required for the journey from the place of arrest to the Magistrate Court.

Religious denominations means a small group that functions under a common name, or identity. Article 26 guarantees right to establish and administer religious institutions. 

Article 30(1) says that all minorities, whether based on religion or language, shall have the right to establish and administer educational institutions of their choice.

A Next Friend is a person who represents another person who is otherwise unable to maintain a suit on his or her own behalf and who does not have a legal guardian.

Obiter dicta are remarks or observations made by a judge that, although included in the body of the court's opinion, do not form a necessary part of the court's decision.

Section 191 of the Indian Penal Code explains that giving false evidence means a person bound by oath or express provision of law, to tell the truth, makes a false statement or a statement that he doesn’t believe to be true or believes to be false. False statement or evidence given by a person can be in written form or otherwise (oral or indicative). Section 191 is also known as 'Perjury' under English Perjury Act 1911.