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FR-DPSP Relationship / Landmark Cases: 17 previous year questions

UPSC has asked 17 questions on FR-DPSP Relationship / Landmark Cases between 1980 and 2026: CSE 5 · CDS 5 · CAPF 3 · CISF (LDCE) 2 · NDA 2. 11 of them came after 2015, so this is a live topic examiners keep returning to. 5 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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CISF (LDCE)2026FR-DPSP Relationship / Landmark CasesOn card POL 4·2

Match List I with List II and select the answer using the code given below the Lists: List I (Landmark Judgment): A. Golaknath case B. Minerva Mills case C. Indra Sawhney case D. Shreya Singhal case List II (Issue): 1. Examining the validity of Section 66 A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 on the grounds of violating freedom of speech 2. Validity of Mandal Commission Report and the extent of Article 16(4) of the Constitution of India 3. Whether the First, Fourth and Seventh Constitutional Amendments are parts of the Constitution of India by acquiescence 4. Validity of the Constitution (42nd Amendment) Act

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Answer C (official UPSC key)Golaknath → whether the 1st, 4th and 7th Amendments are part of the Constitution by acquiescence | Minerva Mills → validity of the 42nd Amendment | Indra Sawhney → Mandal Report and extent of Art 16(4) | Shreya Singhal → Section 66A IT Act vs free speech
CDS2015 · 1FR-DPSP Relationship / Landmark CasesOn card POL 4·2

In which of the following cases did the Supreme Court rule that Constitutional - Amendments were also laws under Article 13 of the Constitution of India, which could be declared void for being inconsistent with Fundamental Rights ?

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Answer B (official UPSC key)Constitutional amendments held to be 'law' under Art 13, voidable for inconsistency with FRs → Golaknath case
CDS2011 · 2FR-DPSP Relationship / Landmark CasesOn card POL 3·4

Consider the following statements about Euthanasia: 1. It refers to the practice of ending the life in a manner which relieves pain and suffering. 2. In the case involving Aruna Shanbaug, the Supreme Court of India has suggested that passive Euthanasia be legalized through the Supreme Court monitored mechanism only. 3. Active voluntary Euthanasia is legal in Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

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Answer A (official UPSC key)Euthanasia → ending life in a manner that relieves pain and suffering | Aruna Shanbaug: SC suggested passive euthanasia only via a Supreme Court-monitored mechanism | active voluntary euthanasia legal in Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands
CDS2011 · 2FR-DPSP Relationship / Landmark CasesOn card POL 3·3

Which one among the following is not guaranteed by the Constitution of India ?

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Answer C (official UPSC key)NOT guaranteed by the Constitution → freedom to own, acquire and dispose of property anywhere in the country

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