CHAPTER 5: CITIZENSHIP: RIGHTS AND DUTIES
Q1. According to Mahatma Gandhi, what is the true source of rights?
A. Wealth
B. Political power
C. Duty
D. Education
Answer: C. Duty
Q2. Who is considered a citizen of a country?
A. A person who legally belongs to a country and is a member of its political community
B. Every person who visits a country
C. Only a person who lives in a country’s capital
D. Every person who works for the government
Answer: A. A person who legally belongs to a country and is a member of its political community
Q3. Which statement correctly distinguishes citizenship from residence?
A. Every resident is automatically a citizen.
B. Citizenship and residence always mean the same thing.
C. A citizen must always live in their own country.
D. A resident may not be a citizen, and a citizen may live in another country.
Answer: D. A resident may not be a citizen, and a citizen may live in another country.
Q4. Which laws set the rules for acquiring or losing Indian citizenship, according to the chapter?
A. The Indian Penal Code and the Right to Education Act
B. The Citizenship Act of 1955 and the Citizenship (Amendment) Act of 2019
C. The Environment Protection Act and the Forest Act
D. The Representation of the People Act alone
Answer: B. The Citizenship Act of 1955 and the Citizenship (Amendment) Act of 2019
Q5. Which of the following is an example of responsible citizenship from the opening story?
A. Ignoring a student who is being teased
B. Preventing new students from joining a team
C. Standing up for Kruti and inviting her to join a badminton team
D. Asking Kruti to change her accent
Answer: C. Standing up for Kruti and inviting her to join a badminton team
Q6. Which of the following is a responsibility of citizens mentioned in the chapter?
A. Obeying the law, paying taxes and respecting others
B. Ignoring unfair practices
C. Preventing others from expressing their views
D. Avoiding participation in community activities
Answer: A. Obeying the law, paying taxes and respecting others
Q7. Which four concepts does the chapter focus on?
A. Trade, industry, agriculture and transport
B. Elections, political parties, wars and taxation
C. Wealth, occupation, language and population
D. Rights, duties, discrimination and inclusion
Answer: D. Rights, duties, discrimination and inclusion
Q8. What are rights, as explained in the chapter?
A. Benefits available only to wealthy people
B. Justified claims that support dignity, safety, respect and well-being
C. Privileges available only to government employees
D. Freedoms that can be used to harm others
Answer: B. Justified claims that support dignity, safety, respect and well-being
Q9. What does discrimination mean?
A. Providing education to every child
B. Helping people in need
C. Treating a person or group unfairly because of their identity or background
D. Giving everyone access to public facilities
Answer: C. Treating a person or group unfairly because of their identity or background
Q10. What is the main purpose of inclusion?
A. Ensuring that everyone feels welcomed, respected and able to participate
B. Separating people according to their backgrounds
C. Giving opportunities only to confident individuals
D. Preventing people from expressing their cultural identities
Answer: A. Ensuring that everyone feels welcomed, respected and able to participate
Q11. Which fundamental right was violated when Meena was prevented from participating in a debate because she was a girl?
A. Right against exploitation
B. Cultural and educational rights
C. Right to freedom of religion
D. Right to equality
Answer: D. Right to equality
Q12. Which situation from the school-fair example illustrates unequal treatment based on economic background?
A. Children attending a debate
B. Ravi being denied entry to the library stall while a wealthy boy was welcomed
C. Children visiting different places of worship
D. Students joining a badminton team
Answer: B. Ravi being denied entry to the library stall while a wealthy boy was welcomed
Q13. Why was Gaganjit unable to enter the exhibition hall at the fair?
A. He had not purchased a ticket.
B. The exhibition was closed.
C. There was no ramp for his wheelchair.
D. He was not a resident of the town.
Answer: C. There was no ramp for his wheelchair.
Q14. What did the children do after their teacher explained their fundamental rights?
A. They approached the fair organisers and encouraged changes.
B. They cancelled the entire festival.
C. They stopped attending school.
D. They asked the government to close the library.
Answer: A. They approached the fair organisers and encouraged changes.
Q15. How many broad categories of Fundamental Rights does the Indian Constitution list in the chapter?
A. Four
B. Five
C. Seven
D. Six
Answer: D. Six
Q16. Which Articles of the Constitution deal with the Right to Equality?
A. Articles 19–22
B. Articles 14–18
C. Articles 23–24
D. Articles 29–30
Answer: B. Articles 14–18
Q17. What does the Right to Equality guarantee?
A. Special privileges for wealthy citizens
B. Equal treatment only in private businesses
C. Equality before the law and protection against specified forms of discrimination
D. Equal income for every citizen
Answer: C. Equality before the law and protection against specified forms of discrimination
Q18. Which practice was abolished under the Right to Equality?
A. Untouchability
B. Voting
C. Public education
D. Peaceful assembly
Answer: A. Untouchability
Q19. What is the difference between equality and equity, as illustrated in the textbook?
A. Equality means giving extra help only to wealthy people.
B. Equity means providing exactly the same support in every situation.
C. Equality and equity have no connection with fairness.
D. Equality means equal treatment, while equity provides support according to people’s needs.
Answer: D. Equality means equal treatment, while equity provides support according to people’s needs.
Q20. What is the purpose of the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao campaign mentioned in the chapter?
A. To promote only vocational education for boys
B. To create awareness and support girls’ education
C. To prevent girls from participating in public life
D. To provide employment only to adults
Answer: B. To create awareness and support girls’ education
Q21. Which statement correctly describes the Right to Freedom?
A. It allows people to act without any restrictions.
B. It applies only to government employees.
C. It allows people to express themselves, move freely and choose how to live and work, subject to reasonable restrictions.
D. It prevents people from expressing disagreement.
Answer: C. It allows people to express themselves, move freely and choose how to live and work, subject to reasonable restrictions.
Q22. Which Article protects life and personal liberty?
A. Article 21
B. Article 17
C. Article 29
D. Article 32
Answer: A. Article 21
Q23. What does the Right to Life include, according to the chapter?
A. Only the right to remain physically alive
B. Only the right to own property
C. Only the right to choose a profession
D. The right to live with dignity, including access to livelihood, education, health and a clean environment
Answer: D. The right to live with dignity, including access to livelihood, education, health and a clean environment
Q24. How can a school help facilitate the right to education for a visually impaired student?
A. By excluding the student from map activities
B. By making tactile maps available
C. By preventing the student from joining group work
D. By providing textbooks that cannot be accessed by the student
Answer: B. By making tactile maps available
Q25. What happened to the Uttarakhand High Court’s 2017 decision treating the Ganga and Yamuna as legal entities?
A. It was adopted as a constitutional amendment.
B. It was extended automatically to every river in India.
C. It was suspended and ultimately overturned by the Supreme Court of India.
D. It resulted in the closure of all river conservation programmes.
Answer: C. It was suspended and ultimately overturned by the Supreme Court of India.
Q26. What does exploitation mean in the chapter?
A. Taking unfair advantage of others by denying them basic respect, liberty or rights
B. Providing fair wages to workers
C. Ensuring that children attend school
D. Protecting people from unsafe working conditions
Answer: A. Taking unfair advantage of others by denying them basic respect, liberty or rights
Q27. Which of the following is an example of exploitation?
A. Providing children with free education
B. Giving workers safe working conditions
C. Ensuring fair treatment at work
D. Forcing people to work without fair wages
Answer: D. Forcing people to work without fair wages
Q28. What is the general rule for employing children below the age of 14, as described in the chapter?
A. They may work in any factory if their parents agree.
B. They are generally not allowed to be employed, subject to the stated exception for non-hazardous family enterprises outside school hours or during vacations.
C. They may work in mines during school holidays.
D. They can be employed in restaurants without restrictions.
Answer: B. They are generally not allowed to be employed, subject to the stated exception for non-hazardous family enterprises outside school hours or during vacations.
Q29. What is the Childline helpline number given in the textbook?
A. 100
B. 112
C. 1098
D. 101
Answer: C. 1098
Q30. What happened when Childline received information about children being forced to work in a factory in 2015?
A. A team rescued the children, arranged medical care and ensured their protection.
B. The children were asked to continue working.
C. The factory was declared a school.
D. The complaint was transferred to the children themselves.
Answer: A. A team rescued the children, arranged medical care and ensured their protection.
Q31. What does the Right to Freedom of Religion allow?
A. The government to force everyone to follow one religion
B. Schools to compel students to fund a particular religion
C. People to prevent others from practising their religion
D. People to choose, practise and share their religion freely, subject to applicable constitutional provisions
Answer: D. People to choose, practise and share their religion freely, subject to applicable constitutional provisions
Q32. What restriction applies to state-run or government-aided schools regarding religion?
A. They must promote one particular religion.
B. They are not allowed to promote any particular religion.
C. They must prevent students from learning about different religions.
D. They may admit students only from one religious community.
Answer: B. They are not allowed to promote any particular religion.
Q33. What do Cultural and Educational Rights protect?
A. Only the economic interests of wealthy citizens
B. Only the customs of the majority community
C. Cultural diversity, language, script, traditions and equal access to education
D. The right to deny admission to students from minority communities
Answer: C. Cultural diversity, language, script, traditions and equal access to education
Q34. Which Articles protect the cultural and educational rights of communities and minority institutions?
A. Articles 29 and 30
B. Articles 14 and 15
C. Articles 21 and 22
D. Articles 23 and 24
Answer: A. Articles 29 and 30
Q35. What is the purpose of the Right to Constitutional Remedies?
A. To allow citizens to ignore all laws
B. To replace the Constitution with ordinary rules
C. To provide special privileges only to public officials
D. To enable citizens to approach the Supreme Court when their Fundamental Rights are violated
Answer: D. To enable citizens to approach the Supreme Court when their Fundamental Rights are violated
Q36. Who described the Right to Constitutional Remedies as the very soul and heart of the Constitution during the Constituent Assembly Debates?
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
C. Jawaharlal Nehru
D. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Answer: B. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
Q37. Which Article guarantees equality before the law for all persons?
A. Article 16
B. Article 18
C. Article 14
D. Article 21A
Answer: C. Article 14
Q38. Which Article provides equal opportunity in public employment?
A. Article 16
B. Article 17
C. Article 19
D. Article 32
Answer: A. Article 16
Q39. When were Fundamental Duties added to the Indian Constitution?
A. 1950
B. 1962
C. 2002
D. 1976
Answer: D. 1976
Q40. How many Fundamental Duties were initially listed in Article 51A?
A. Eight
B. Ten
C. Eleven
D. Twelve
Answer: B. Ten
Q41. When was the eleventh Fundamental Duty added?
A. 1976
B. 1986
C. 2002
D. 2019
Answer: C. 2002
Q42. What does the eleventh Fundamental Duty require parents or guardians to do?
A. Ensure that children between 6 and 14 years receive education
B. Ensure that every child becomes a government employee
C. Ensure that children work in family businesses
D. Ensure that children attend only private schools
Answer: A. Ensure that children between 6 and 14 years receive education
Q43. Which Article of the Constitution lists the Fundamental Duties?
A. Article 14
B. Article 21
C. Article 32
D. Article 51A
Answer: D. Article 51A
Q44. Which of the following is a Fundamental Duty mentioned in the chapter?
A. Preventing people from speaking different languages
B. Protecting the environment and showing compassion towards animals
C. Damaging public property after losing a game
D. Refusing to help during emergencies
Answer: B. Protecting the environment and showing compassion towards animals
Q45. What is the relationship between rights and duties?
A. Rights and duties are unrelated.
B. Citizens have rights but no responsibilities.
C. Rights and duties complement each other and help maintain a fair and peaceful society.
D. Duties always cancel all rights.
Answer: C. Rights and duties complement each other and help maintain a fair and peaceful society.
Q46. What does discrimination based on caste, religion, gender, disability or economic background do?
A. Creates barriers and can prevent people from enjoying their Fundamental Rights
B. Guarantees equal opportunities to everyone
C. Strengthens inclusion in every situation
D. Ensures that everyone feels respected
Answer: A. Creates barriers and can prevent people from enjoying their Fundamental Rights
Q47. Which social reformer established a school for girls in the mid-nineteenth century and worked to expand educational opportunities?
A. Anandibai Joshi
B. Sarojini Naidu
C. Annie Besant
D. Savitribai Phule
Answer: D. Savitribai Phule
Q48. What is invisible discrimination?
A. Providing extra support to a student who needs it
B. Subtle or indirect exclusion, such as mocking someone or leaving them out because of their background or appearance
C. Ensuring equal access to school facilities
D. Making a public building accessible to wheelchair users
Answer: B. Subtle or indirect exclusion, such as mocking someone or leaving them out because of their background or appearance
Q49. How did Smt. Amita make the school reading club more inclusive?
A. She allowed only confident English readers to participate.
B. She stopped students from borrowing books.
C. She included regional-language books and activities such as storytelling and puppetry.
D. She restricted the club to students from one background.
Answer: C. She included regional-language books and activities such as storytelling and puppetry.
Q50. Which statement best summarises the central message of the chapter?
A. Responsible citizenship requires respecting rights, fulfilling duties, opposing discrimination and taking deliberate steps to include everyone.
B. Citizenship means enjoying rights without considering others.
C. Inclusion requires everyone to have the same abilities and backgrounds.
D. Discrimination is acceptable when it occurs indirectly.
Answer: A. Responsible citizenship requires respecting rights, fulfilling duties, opposing discrimination and taking deliberate steps to include everyone.
