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Right to Freedom: 41 previous year questions

UPSC has asked 41 questions on Right to Freedom between 1981 and 2026: CDS 21 · CSE 11 · CAPF 4 · NDA 3 · CISF (LDCE) 2. 31 of them came after 2015, so this is a live topic examiners keep returning to. 11 were set in Civil Services Prelims; the rest come from UPSC's other papers, which draw on the same question bank.

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CAPF2026Right to FreedomOn card POL 3·4

Which of the following statements about Article 20 (1) of the Constitution of India is/are correct? 1. It contains a provision against ex post facto legislation. 2. A legislature is not competent to make a criminal law retrospective. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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Answer C (official UPSC key)Art 20(1) → provision against ex post facto legislation | a legislature is not competent to make a criminal law retrospective
CISF (LDCE)2026Right to FreedomOn card POL 3·4

Which of the following statements about the Right to Privacy under the Constitution of India is/are not correct? 1. The Constitution of India does not explicitly mention privacy as a Fundamental Right. 2. The Supreme Court of India in the Puttaswamy Judgement of 2017 recognised privacy as a Fundamental Right. 3. Issues of Privacy can override the concerns related to national security. Select the answer using the code given below:

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Answer C (official UPSC key)Right to Privacy → not explicitly mentioned in the Constitution | recognised as an FR in Puttaswamy (2017) | NOT: privacy issues can override national security concerns
CAPF2024Right to FreedomOn card POL 3·3

Which of the following statements is/are correct ? 1. Some Rights contained in Part-III of the Constitution of India are enforceable against the State only 2. Some Rights contained in Part- III of the Constitution of India are enforceable in favor of citizens only 3. Some Rights contained in Part- III of the Constitution of India are enforceable against both, the state and individuals Select the answer using the code given below:

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Answer D (official UPSC key)Part III rights → some enforceable against the State only | some available to citizens only | some enforceable against both the State and individuals
CDS2022 · 1Right to FreedomOn card POL 3·3

Article 19(1) of the Constitution of India, as it stands amended, includes which of the following ? 1. Freedom of speech and expression 2. Assemble peaceably and without arms 3. To acquire and dispose property 4. To move freely throughout the territory of India Select the correct answer using the code given below :

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Answer D (official UPSC key)Art 19(1) as amended → freedom of speech and expression, assembling peaceably without arms, moving freely throughout India | NOT: to acquire and dispose of property
CAPF2021Right to FreedomOn card POL 3·4

Which one of the following statements with regard to Maneka Gandhi vs. Union of India case, 1978 is not correct?

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Answer B (official UPSC key)Maneka Gandhi (1978) → NOT: held that a law under Article 21 may not satisfy the requirements of Article 19
CDS2021 · 1Right to FreedomOn card POL 3·3

Which among the following fundamental rights is/are available to non-citizens ? 1. Freedom of speech 2. Protection against self-incrimination 3. Freedom of conscience 4. Non-discrimination in matters of employment Select the correct answer using the code given below :

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Answer C (official UPSC key)Available to non-citizens → protection against self-incrimination, freedom of conscience | NOT: freedom of speech | NOT: non-discrimination in employment
CDS2021 · 2Right to FreedomOn card POL 3·3

The Constitution of India guarantees freedom of speech and expression. But the freedom is subject to certain reasonable restrictions imposed by the State. These restrictions may relate to which of the following ? 1. Defamation 2. Decency or morality 3. Incitement to an offence Select the correct answer using the code given below :

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Answer D (official UPSC key)Reasonable restrictions on free speech may relate to → defamation, decency or morality, incitement to an offence
CDS2021 · 2Right to FreedomOn card POL 3·4

Which one of the following is not a correct statement with reference to the Constitution of India ?

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Answer A (official UPSC key)NOT: the 85th Amendment inserted the Right to Education under Art 21A
CSE2021Right to FreedomOn card POL 3·4

With reference to India, consider the following statements: 1. When a prisoner makes out a sufficient case, parole cannot be denied to such prisoner because it becomes a matter of his/her right. 2. State Governments have their own Prisoners Release on Parole Rules. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Answer B (official UPSC key)State Governments have their own Prisoners Release on Parole Rules | NOT: parole cannot be denied once a sufficient case is made (not a matter of right)
CSE2018Right to FreedomOn card POL 3·4

Right to Privacy is protected as an intrinsic part of Right to Life and Personal Liberty. Which of the following in the Constitution of India correctly and appropriately imply this statement?

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Answer C (official UPSC key)Privacy as an intrinsic part of life and personal liberty → Article 21 and the freedoms guaranteed in Part III
CDS2017 · 1Right to FreedomOn card POL 3·4

Which of the following statements regarding Article 21 of the Constitution of India is/ are correct? 1. Article 21 is violated when the under-trial prisoners are detained under judicial custody for an indefinite period. 2. Right to life is one of the basic human rights and not even the State has the authority to violate that right. 3. Under Article 21, the right of a woman to make reproductive choices is not a dimension of personal liberty. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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Answer B (official UPSC key)Art 21 → violated by indefinite judicial custody of under-trial prisoners | right to life is a basic human right not even the State may violate | a woman's reproductive choice IS a dimension of personal liberty, NOT excluded
CDS2016 · 2Right to FreedomOn card POL 3·3

Which of the following fundamental rights as enshrined in the Constitution of India belong only to the citizens? 1. Article 19 (Protection of right to freedom of speech) 2. Article 21 (Protection of life and personal liberty) 3. Article 15 (Prohibition of discrimination) 4. Article 16 (Equality of opportunity) Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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Answer C (official UPSC key)FRs for citizens only → Art 19, Art 15, Art 16 | NOT: Art 21
CDS2015 · 2Right to FreedomOn card POL 3·3

The Constitution of India guarantees freedom of thought and expression to all its citizens subject to 1. Implementation of Directive Principles 2. Fundamental Duties 3. Right to Equality Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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Answer C (official UPSC key)Freedom of thought and expression → subject to implementation of Directive Principles | NOT: subject to Fundamental Duties | NOT: subject to Right to Equality
CDS2015 · 2Right to FreedomOn card POL 3·4

The protection against arrest and detention under Article 22 of the Constitution of India is not available to 1. an enemy alien 2. a person detained under a preventive detention law 3. a foreigner 4. an overseas citizen of India Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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Answer A (official UPSC key)Art 22 arrest/detention protection NOT available to → an enemy alien, a person detained under preventive detention law | available to foreigners and overseas citizens of India
CDS2015 · 2Right to FreedomOn card POL 3·3

Which of the following Fundamental Rights is / are available to non-citizens? 1. Equality before Law 2. Right against Discrimination 3. Equality of Opportunity 4. Protection of Life and Personal Liberty Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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Answer B (official UPSC key)Available to non-citizens → equality before law, protection of life and personal liberty | NOT: right against discrimination | NOT: equality of opportunity
CDS2010 · 2Right to FreedomOn card POL 3·3

Which one of the following Fundamental Rights is also available to a foreigner on Indian soil? [2010-II]

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Answer C (official UPSC key)FR available to a foreigner on Indian soil → protection of life and personal liberty
CDS2010 · 2Right to FreedomOn card POL 3·3

In India the right to 'freedom of speech and expression' is restricted on the grounds of 1. the sovereignty and integrity of India. 2. contempt of court. 3. friendly relation with foreign states. 4. protection of minorities. Select the correct answer using the codes given below

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Answer A (official UPSC key)Free speech restricted on grounds of → sovereignty and integrity of India, contempt of court, friendly relations with foreign States | NOT: protection of minorities
CDS2009 · 2Right to FreedomOn card POL 3·3

Which one of the following rights conferred by the Constitution of India is also available to non-citizens? [2009-II]

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Answer C (official UPSC key)Available to non-citizens too → Right to Constitutional Remedies (of: speech/assembly/association, movement/residence, property/occupation, constitutional remedies)
CSE1994Right to FreedomOn card POL 3·3

Freedom of the Press in India

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Answer B (official UPSC key)Freedom of the Press → implied in the wider freedom of expression under Art 19(1)(a)

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