UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — How students are the first line of resistance

Q1. Consider the following statements regarding the freedom of assembly under the Constitution of India: Which of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

  1. A law can restrict the right to assemble in the interests of public order, but Article 19(3) does not list decency or morality as a ground for restricting that right.
  2. Article 19(1)(b) protects only an assembly that is peaceable and without arms.
  • A. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II explains Statement-I
  • B. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct, but Statement-II does not explain Statement-I
  • C. Statement-I is correct, but Statement-II is incorrect
  • D. Statement-I is incorrect, but Statement-II is correct

Q2. With reference to the operation of Article 358 of the Constitution of India during a National Emergency, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. A Proclamation of Emergency grounded solely in armed rebellion removes the restraint of Article 19 under Article 358.
  2. A law escapes the restraint of Article 19 during such an Emergency only if it contains a recital relating it to the Emergency in operation.
  3. A law protected by Article 358 ceases to have effect, to the extent of its inconsistency with Article 19, once the Proclamation ceases to operate, except as to things done before then.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 1, 2 and 3
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1 and 3 only

Q3. Students at a publicly funded institute, some of them foreign nationals, plan a march against an appointment made to the institute. With reference to the constitutional position of this march, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Foreign nationals among the students cannot claim the right under Article 19(1)(b), which is guaranteed to citizens.
  2. A restriction on the march need not come from a law made after the agitation begins, since Article 19(3) also saves existing laws.
  3. Article 19(3) permits restrictions on the march only when they are reasonable and are imposed by law.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 2 and 3 only
  • C. 1 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q4. Consider the following statements regarding sedition and the freedom of speech in India: Which of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

  1. In 1962, the Supreme Court confined the offence of sedition to acts carrying the intention or tendency to create public disorder or incite violence.
  2. Article 19(2) of the Constitution expressly names sedition as a ground on which the freedom of speech may be restricted.
  • A. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II explains Statement-I
  • B. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct, but Statement-II does not explain Statement-I
  • C. Statement-I is correct, but Statement-II is incorrect
  • D. Statement-I is incorrect, but Statement-II is correct