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Book : Indian Constitution at Work Ncert Solutions | Chapter - 2 Social Science Political Science
Class : 11th
Subject : Political science
Chapter : 2
Chapter Name : Rights in the Indian constitution
Q1 Write true or false against each of these statements:
a) A Bill of Rights lays down the rights enjoyed by the people of a country.
b) A Bill of Rights protects the liberties of an individual.
c) Every country of the world has a Bill of Rights.
d) The Constitution guarantees remedy against violation of Rights.
Answer.
a) True
b) True
c) False
d) True
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Q2 Which of the following is the best description of Fundamental Rights?
a) All the rights an individual should have.
b) All the rights given to citizens by law.
c) The rights given and protected by the Constitution.
d) The rights given by the Constitution that cannot ever be restricted.
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Class : 11th
Subject : Political science
Chapter : 2
Chapter Name : Rights in the Indian constitution
Q1 Write true or false against each of these statements:
a) A Bill of Rights lays down the rights enjoyed by the people of a country.
b) A Bill of Rights protects the liberties of an individual.
c) Every country of the world has a Bill of Rights.
d) The Constitution guarantees remedy against violation of Rights.
Answer.
a) True
b) True
c) False
d) True
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Q2 Which of the following is the best description of Fundamental Rights?
a) All the rights an individual should have.
b) All the rights given to citizens by law.
c) The rights given and protected by the Constitution.
d) The rights given by the Constitution that cannot ever be restricted.
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Answer. c) The rights given and protected by the Constitution.
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Q3 Read the following situations. Which Fundamental Right is being used or violated in each
case and how?
a) Overweight male cabin crew are allowed to get promotion in the national airlines but their
women colleagues who gain weight
b) A director makes a documentary film that criticises the policies of the government.
c) People displaced by a big dam take out a rally demanding rehabilitation.
d) Andhra society runs Telugu medium schools outside Andhra Pradesh.
Answer.
a)"Right to Equality’ of the women cabin crew is being violated as they are being discriminated
against on the basis of their gender, with respect to their occupational mobility within the
system.
b) “Right to freedom of speech and expression” is being used to express one’s opinion to either
reject or accept a narrative.
c) “Right to reside and settle anywhere” is being violated by the authorities pertaining to the
native or indigenous communities as they have the claim to reside and settle anywhere as per
law.
d) “Educational Rights” of minorities are being exercised as they can administer the educational
rights of the minorities to increase participation and representation.
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Answer. c) The rights given and protected by the Constitution.
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Q3 Read the following situations. Which Fundamental Right is being used or violated in each
case and how?
a) Overweight male cabin crew are allowed to get promotion in the national airlines but their
women colleagues who gain weight
b) A director makes a documentary film that criticises the policies of the government.
c) People displaced by a big dam take out a rally demanding rehabilitation.
d) Andhra society runs Telugu medium schools outside Andhra Pradesh.
Answer.
a)"Right to Equality’ of the women cabin crew is being violated as they are being discriminated
against on the basis of their gender, with respect to their occupational mobility within the
system.
b) “Right to freedom of speech and expression” is being used to express one’s opinion to either
reject or accept a narrative.
c) “Right to reside and settle anywhere” is being violated by the authorities pertaining to the
native or indigenous communities as they have the claim to reside and settle anywhere as per
law.
d) “Educational Rights” of minorities are being exercised as they can administer the educational
rights of the minorities to increase participation and representation.
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Q4 Which of the following is a correct interpretation of the Cultural and Educational Rights?
a) Only children belonging to the minority group that has opened educational institutions can
study there.
b) Government schools must ensure that children of the minority group will be introduced to
their beliefs and culture.
c) Linguistic and religious minorities can open schools for their children and keep it reserved for
them.
d) Linguistic and religious minorities can demand that their children must not study in any
educational institution except those managed by their own community.
Answer. (c) Linguistic and religious minorities can open schools for their children and keep
some seats reserved for them. (under article 29).
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Q5 Which of the following is a violation of Fundamental Rights and why?
a) Not paying minimum wages
b) Banning of a book
c) Banning of loudspeakers after 9 pm.
d) Making a speech
Answer. (a) “Not paying minimum wages” is considered as the violation of the fundamental right
of the individuals against the exploitation as they are subject to the forced labour and are not
paid adequately.
Q6 An activist working among the poor says that the poor don’t need Fundamental Rights. What
they need are Directive Principles to be made legally binding. Do you agree with this? Give your
reasons.
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Q4 Which of the following is a correct interpretation of the Cultural and Educational Rights?
a) Only children belonging to the minority group that has opened educational institutions can
study there.
b) Government schools must ensure that children of the minority group will be introduced to
their beliefs and culture.
c) Linguistic and religious minorities can open schools for their children and keep it reserved for
them.
d) Linguistic and religious minorities can demand that their children must not study in any
educational institution except those managed by their own community.
Answer. (c) Linguistic and religious minorities can open schools for their children and keep
some seats reserved for them. (under article 29).
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Q5 Which of the following is a violation of Fundamental Rights and why?
a) Not paying minimum wages
b) Banning of a book
c) Banning of loudspeakers after 9 pm.
d) Making a speech
Answer. (a) “Not paying minimum wages” is considered as the violation of the fundamental right
of the individuals against the exploitation as they are subject to the forced labour and are not
paid adequately.
Q6 An activist working among the poor says that the poor don’t need Fundamental Rights. What
they need are Directive Principles to be made legally binding. Do you agree with this? Give your
reasons.
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Answer. No, the rights and Directive Principles of State Policy both are equally important for the
poor population of the society. The right of speech and expression are equally important as the
creation of good working conditions and minimum wage for the lower class. The negative claims
like rights are also important for the poor people, as they can use the respective claims to
question the governmental policies and make them accountable.
Q7 Several reports show that caste groups previously associated with scavenging are forced to
continue in this job. Those in positions of authority refuse to give them any other job. Their
children are discouraged from pursuing education. Which of their Fundamental Rights are being
violated in this instance?
Answer. Many rights are being violated in the above instance and those are:
(a) Right against exploitation.
(b) Right to equality.
(c) Cultural and Educational Rights.
The “Right against exploitation” is being violated as the basic rights of the lower caste is
being violated and they are being discriminated against , in the name of religion and
baseless beliefs. The rights of minorities to represent and work for the maximum and
integrated development of the society is also being violated. “Right to Equality” is
violated on the terms of the discriminatory patterns of the society and caste-groups in the
employment and educational sectors.
Q8 A petition by a human rights group drew attention of the court to the condition of starvation
and hunger in the counter Over five crore tonnes of food grains was stored in the godowns of
the Food Corporation of India. Research shows that a large number of ration cardholders do not
know about the quantity of food grains they can purchase from fair price shops. It requested the
court to order the government to improve its public distribution system.
a. Which different rights does this case involve? How are these rights interlinked?
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Answer. No, the rights and Directive Principles of State Policy both are equally important for the
poor population of the society. The right of speech and expression are equally important as the
creation of good working conditions and minimum wage for the lower class. The negative claims
like rights are also important for the poor people, as they can use the respective claims to
question the governmental policies and make them accountable.
Q7 Several reports show that caste groups previously associated with scavenging are forced to
continue in this job. Those in positions of authority refuse to give them any other job. Their
children are discouraged from pursuing education. Which of their Fundamental Rights are being
violated in this instance?
Answer. Many rights are being violated in the above instance and those are:
(a) Right against exploitation.
(b) Right to equality.
(c) Cultural and Educational Rights.
The “Right against exploitation” is being violated as the basic rights of the lower caste is
being violated and they are being discriminated against , in the name of religion and
baseless beliefs. The rights of minorities to represent and work for the maximum and
integrated development of the society is also being violated. “Right to Equality” is
violated on the terms of the discriminatory patterns of the society and caste-groups in the
employment and educational sectors.
Q8 A petition by a human rights group drew attention of the court to the condition of starvation
and hunger in the counter Over five crore tonnes of food grains was stored in the godowns of
the Food Corporation of India. Research shows that a large number of ration cardholders do not
know about the quantity of food grains they can purchase from fair price shops. It requested the
court to order the government to improve its public distribution system.
a. Which different rights does this case involve? How are these rights interlinked?
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b. Should these rights form part of the right to life?
Answer. (a) Rights involved in the above instance are:
(a) Right to equality : All the individuals and poor people are not enjoying the equal
protection by the law.
(b) Right against exploitation: All the shopkeepers are exploiting the ignorance and lack of
awareness of the respective people.
(c) Right to constitutional remedies and Right to life are also being violated.
(b) Yes, these rights should form the part of the right to life.
Q9 Read the statement by Somnath Lahiri in the Constituent Assembly quoted in this chapter.
Do you agree with him? If yes, give instances to prove it. If not, give arguments against his
position.
Answer. “I feel that many of these fundamental rights have been framed from the point of view
of a police constable… you will find that very minimum rights have been conceded and are
almost invariably followed by a proviso. Almost every article is followed by a proviso which takes
away the right almost completely,... …What should be our conception of fundamental
rights?...We want to incorporate every one of those rights which our people want to get.”
Somnath Lahiri
CAD, Vol. III, p. 404, 29 April 1947
Yes, I agree with Somnath Lahiri’s statement as he discloses the capitalistic and very narrow
character of the respective rights. The need for the socialistic rights like equal pay for equal
work, marital rape, feministic rights, economic rights etc is highlighted and surfaced its lacking
scalability among the masses.
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b. Should these rights form part of the right to life?
Answer. (a) Rights involved in the above instance are:
(a) Right to equality : All the individuals and poor people are not enjoying the equal
protection by the law.
(b) Right against exploitation: All the shopkeepers are exploiting the ignorance and lack of
awareness of the respective people.
(c) Right to constitutional remedies and Right to life are also being violated.
(b) Yes, these rights should form the part of the right to life.
Q9 Read the statement by Somnath Lahiri in the Constituent Assembly quoted in this chapter.
Do you agree with him? If yes, give instances to prove it. If not, give arguments against his
position.
Answer. “I feel that many of these fundamental rights have been framed from the point of view
of a police constable… you will find that very minimum rights have been conceded and are
almost invariably followed by a proviso. Almost every article is followed by a proviso which takes
away the right almost completely,... …What should be our conception of fundamental
rights?...We want to incorporate every one of those rights which our people want to get.”
Somnath Lahiri
CAD, Vol. III, p. 404, 29 April 1947
Yes, I agree with Somnath Lahiri’s statement as he discloses the capitalistic and very narrow
character of the respective rights. The need for the socialistic rights like equal pay for equal
work, marital rape, feministic rights, economic rights etc is highlighted and surfaced its lacking
scalability among the masses.
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Q10 Which of the Fundamental Rights is in your opinion the most important right? Summarise
its provisions and give arguments to show why it is most important.
Answer. “Right to life” is to be considered as the most imperative right, despite being quite
negative in its character. The emphasis upon the basis socio-political needs of the masses
enables us to have a diverse viewpoint regarding the fundamental rights. For the enjoyment of
all the respective rights, the foundation is laid down by the “right to life” as it is formed on the
principles like individuality and social responsibility.
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Q10 Which of the Fundamental Rights is in your opinion the most important right? Summarise
its provisions and give arguments to show why it is most important.
Answer. “Right to life” is to be considered as the most imperative right, despite being quite
negative in its character. The emphasis upon the basis socio-political needs of the masses
enables us to have a diverse viewpoint regarding the fundamental rights. For the enjoyment of
all the respective rights, the foundation is laid down by the “right to life” as it is formed on the
principles like individuality and social responsibility.
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Document Details
| Board / Org | NCERT |
| Exam | Class 11 |
| Type | Solution |
| Pages | 7 |
| Updated | 30 Apr 2026 |