2024 GS Paper I, all questions
UPSC Prelims 2024 · GS Paper I
Question 76: Polity and Governance
Under which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India, has the Supreme Court of India placed the Right to Privacy ?
aArticle 15
bArticle 16
cArticle 19
dArticle 21
AnswerUPSC’s answer is (d).
In Justice K.S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) v. Union of India (2017), a nine-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court unanimously held that the right to privacy is a fundamental right. It is protected as an intrinsic part of the right to life and personal liberty under Article 21, and also as part of the freedoms of Part III. Article 21 is the main anchor.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Wrong: Article 15 prohibits discrimination.
- (b) Wrong: Article 16 deals with equality of opportunity in public employment.
- (c) Wrong: Article 19 guarantees freedoms such as speech; privacy was placed mainly under Article 21.
- (d) Right: privacy is part of the right to life and personal liberty under Article 21.
Answer: UPSC’s key. Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2024, General Studies Paper I, Series A. The paper on upsc.gov.in.