2018 GS Paper I, all questions

UPSC Prelims 2018 · GS Paper I

Question 92: Polity and Governance

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 the above statement ?

aArticle 14 and the provisions under the 42^nd Amendment to the Constitution
bArticle 17 and the Directive Principles of State Policy in Part IV
cArticle 21 and the freedoms guaranteed in Part III
dArticle 24 and the provisions under the 44^th Amendment to the Constitution

AnswerUPSC’s answer is (c).

In Justice K.S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India (2017), a nine-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court held that the right to privacy is protected as part of the right to life and personal liberty under Article 21, and as part of the freedoms guaranteed in Part III (Fundamental Rights) of the Constitution. Articles 14, 17 and 24 deal with equality, untouchability and child labour respectively.

Why each option is right or wrong
  • (a) Article 14 is about equality; the 42nd Amendment is not the source of privacy.
  • (b) Article 17 abolishes untouchability.
  • (c) Right: Article 21 and the freedoms of Part III.
  • (d) Article 24 prohibits child labour in hazardous work.

Answer: UPSC’s key. Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.

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Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2018, General Studies Paper I, Series A. The paper on upsc.gov.in.