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Indian PolityEasyAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2021, Paper I

The Constitution of India does not guarantee which one of the following as a fundamental right?

  1. A.Right to equality
  2. B.Right against exploitation
  3. C.Right to property
  4. D.Right to carry on trade and business

Correct answer

C. Right to property

Explanation

The correct answer is C, Right to property. The 44th Amendment Act of 1978 removed the right to property from Part III, so it is no longer a fundamental right.

The original Constitution guaranteed the right to property under Article 19(1)(f) and Article 31. The 44th Amendment, passed by the Janata government, deleted both and inserted Article 300A in Part XII, which says no person shall be deprived of property save by authority of law. It is therefore a constitutional and legal right: a person can go to a High Court under Article 226, but not straight to the Supreme Court under Article 32. With this change the original seven fundamental rights became six.

A is wrong: the right to equality is guaranteed by Articles 14 to 18.

B is wrong: the right against exploitation, banning forced labour and child labour in factories, is in Articles 23 and 24.

D is wrong: the freedom to practise any profession or carry on any occupation, trade or business is guaranteed by Article 19(1)(g).

Exam tip: Right to property: removed by the 44th Amendment (1978), now a legal right under Article 300A.

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  1. A.1 and 2 only
  2. B.1 and 3 only
  3. C.2 and 3 only
  4. D.1, 2 and 3
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Correct answer: A. 1 and 2 only

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  1. A.1 and 2 only
  2. B.1 and 3 only
  3. C.2 and 3 only
  4. D.1, 2 and 3
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  1. A.1, 2 and 3
  2. B.1 and 2 only
  3. C.2 and 3 only
  4. D.3 only
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  1. A.1, 2 and 3
  2. B.2 only
  3. C.2 and 3 only
  4. D.1 and 3 only
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  3. C.Both 1 and 2
  4. D.Neither 1 nor 2
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