Fundamental Rights MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers

The 44th Amendment Act, 1978 removed the Right to Property from the list of Fundamental Rights and placed it as a constitutional legal right under Article 300A. The Right against Exploitation continues as a Fundamental Right under Articles 23 and 24. The Right to Freedom remains part of Articles 19 to 22. Cultural and Educational Rights also continue under Articles 29 and 30. Thus, the only right in the list that was deleted from the Fundamental Rights chapter by the 44th Amendment was the Right to Property.

The right to property is not a Fundamental Right under the Constitution of India at present. It was removed from the list of Fundamental Rights by the 44th Constitutional Amendment and is now a constitutional legal right under Article 300A. The right to education is protected as a Fundamental Right under Article 21A for children aged 6 to 14 years. The right to equality is covered mainly by Articles 14 to 18. The right to freedom is protected mainly by Articles 19 to 22.

Not paying minimum wages to workers is treated as a violation because it can amount to forced labour under Article 23 when labour is extracted for less than the legally fixed minimum. Banning tobacco products is a public-health regulation and does not by itself violate a Fundamental Right. Restricting loudspeakers after 9 pm is a reasonable control linked to public order, health and noise limits. Delivering a speech is normally an exercise of freedom of speech, not a violation of Fundamental Rights.