[Mission 2022] QUIZ – 2022: INSIGHTS STATIC QUIZ, 21 May 2022 – Polity – INSIGHTSIAS

Solution: d)

What does the Constitution say about minorities?

* Article 29, which deals with the “Protection of interests of minorities”, says that “any section of the citizens residing in the territory of India or any part thereof having a distinct language, script or culture of its own shall have the right to conserve the same”

* Article 30 deals with the “right of minorities to establish and administer educational institutions”.

It says that all minorities, whether based on religion or language, shall have the right to establish and administer educational institutions of their choice.

* Article 350(A) says there shall be a Special Officer for linguistic minorities to be appointed by the President. 

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Solution: c)

The Constitution specifies offices like those of the President, Vice President, Chief Justice of India, and Comptroller and Auditor General of India, as well as Speakers and Deputy Speakers. Article 93 for Lok Sabha and Article 178 for state Assemblies state that these Houses “shall, as soon as may be”, choose two of its members to be Speaker and Deputy Speaker.

The Constitution neither sets a time limit nor specifies the process for these elections. It leaves it to the legislatures to decide how to hold these elections. In Lok Sabha and state legislatures, the President/Governor sets a date for the election of the Speaker. The legislators of the respective Houses vote to elect one among themselves to these offices.

Usually, the Speaker comes from the ruling party. In the case of the Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha, the position has varied over the years.

Solution: d)

The right to be forgotten is, generally, the right to have information about a person removed from public access. The proponents argue that individuals should be able to determine the development of their life in an autonomous way. Persons cannot be perpetually stigmatised for past conduct.

In 2017, the Supreme Court recognised the right to be forgotten as being under the ambit of the right to privacy (specifically, informational privacy) under the Constitution. It observed that if someone desired to remove personal data from the virtual space, it ought to be respected. However, the right to be forgotten was subject to reasonable restrictions based on countervailing rights such as free speech. 

Solution: b)

Article 19(1) of the Constitution of India guarantees six fundamental freedoms to every citizen of India, namely-

• Freedom of speech and expression;
• Freedom to assemble peacefully and without arms;
• Freedom to form associations, unions or co-operative societies;
• Freedom to move freely throughout the territory of India;
• Freedom to reside and settle in any part of the territory of India, and
• Freedom to practice any profession, or to carry on any occupation, trade or business.

Earlier Article 19(1) provided for seven fundamental freedoms i.e. Clause(f) provided for the freedom to hold and acquire property which was deleted by the Constitution (Forty-Fourth Amendment) Act, 1978.

Solution: d)

Under Indian law, the freedom of speech and of the press do not confer an absolute right to express one’s thoughts freely. Clause (2) of Article 19 of the Indian constitution enables the legislature to impose certain restrictions on free speech under following heads:

1. security of the State,
2. friendly relations with foreign States,

III. public order,

1. decency and morality,
2. contempt of court,
3. defamation,

VII. incitement to an offence, and

VIII. sovereignty and integrity of India.