UPSC Prelims 2005 · General Studies
Question 48: Polity and Governance
Consider the following statements:
- 1.Article 301 pertains to the Right to Property.
- 2.Right to Property is a legal right but not a Fundamental Right.
- 3.Article 300 A was inserted in the Constitution of India by the Congress Government at the Centre by the 44th Constitutional Amendment.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
AnswerThe answer is (a).
Statement 2 is right: since the 44th Amendment (1978) property is not a Fundamental Right; it is a constitutional and legal right under Article 300A, which says no person can be deprived of property except by authority of law. Statement 1 is wrong: Article 301 is about freedom of trade, commerce and intercourse. Statement 3 is wrong: the 44th Amendment was passed under the Janata Party government, not the Congress.
- 1. Article 301 concerns freedom of trade, commerce and intercourse.
- 2. Property is a legal right under Article 300A, not a Fundamental Right.
- 3. The 44th Amendment (1978) came under the Janata Party government.
How you could have got this
- If you were sure statement 3 is not correct, (b), (c) and (d) go: each of them includes 3.
What you needed to know: The 44th Amendment (1978) came under the Janata Party government.
Only (a) is left. You didn’t need statements 1 or 2.
This follows an unofficial answer: UPSC has not published its key for this year, and if that answer is wrong, so is this path.
Which options go is worked out from UPSC’s key and the options, not by a model.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Correct: only statement 2 holds.
- (b) Statement 3 is false: the Janata government passed the 44th Amendment.
- (c) Statement 1 is false: Article 301 deals with trade, not property.
- (d) Statements 1 and 3 are false.
Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2005, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.