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Protection of life and personal liberty is guaranteed by:Read the answer and worked solution →An arrested person must be produced before the nearest magistrate within:Read the answer and worked solution →The Supreme Court has held that the right to life includes the right to shelter and:Read the answer and worked solution →Arrest on the mere apprehension of unlawful activity is called:Read the answer and worked solution →Preventive detention can be extended without review only for:Read the answer and worked solution →No person may be punished for the same offence more than once. This protects against:Read the answer and worked solution →The Constitution forbids employing children below what age in factories and mines?Read the answer and worked solution →Freedom of religion includes the freedom of conscience, meaning a person may also:Read the answer and worked solution →The right to propagate religion does not allow:Read the answer and worked solution →Religious and linguistic minorities have the fundamental right to set up their own:Read the answer and worked solution →Dr. Ambedkar called which right the heart and soul of the Constitution?Read the answer and worked solution →The writ ordering an arrested person to be produced before the court is:Read the answer and worked solution →The writ issued when an office holder is not doing a legal duty is:Read the answer and worked solution →A writ restraining a person from holding an office he is not entitled to is:Read the answer and worked solution →The National Human Rights Commission was established in:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the writsRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the fundamental rightsRead the answer and worked solution →Find the real termRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the rights wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Enforced or guidelineRead the answer and worked solution →Which writRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Rights bingoRead the answer and worked solution →A new law is passed but nothing changes until officials act on it. Which organ of government implements laws?Read the answer and worked solution →In the USA one person is both head of state and head of government. What kind of executive is this?Read the answer and worked solution →A country has both a president with real daily powers and a prime minister. France and Russia are examples. What is this system?Read the answer and worked solution →In Germany the president is ceremonial and real power sits with a different office. Who heads the German government?Read the answer and worked solution →A voter asks whether she can vote for the President of India directly. What is the answer?Read the answer and worked solution →The President of India serves a fixed term. How long is it?Read the answer and worked solution →Parliament wants to remove a sitting President. What is the only ground for impeachment?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Protection of life and personal liberty is guaranteed by:

  1. Article 25
  2. Article 21
  3. Article 14
  4. Article 19
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Correct answer: B. Article 21

1. No one may be deprived of life or liberty. 2. Except by procedure established by law. 3. That is Article 21. _Source: syllabus Political Science, Indian Constitution at Work, Chapter 2, Rights in the Indian Constitution._

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An arrested person must be produced before the nearest magistrate within:

  1. 48 hours
  2. 1 hour
  3. 24 hours
  4. 7 days
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Correct answer: C. 24 hours

1. The magistrate is not part of the police. 2. The magistrate decides if the arrest is lawful. 3. This must happen within 24 hours. _Source: syllabus Political Science, Indian Constitution at Work, Chapter 2, Rights in the Indian Constitution._

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The Supreme Court has held that the right to life includes the right to shelter and:

  1. Luxury goods
  2. Landed estate
  3. Bank loans
  4. Livelihood
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Correct answer: D. Livelihood

1. No one can live without the means of living. 2. The Court widened Article 21. 3. It covers shelter and livelihood. _Source: syllabus Political Science, Indian Constitution at Work, Chapter 2, Rights in the Indian Constitution._

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