NCERT 5th Class (CBSE) Social Science: Our Rights and Duties

Question: Enumerate the Fundamental Rights as outlined in the Constitution of India?

Answer: The seven fundamental rights recognized by the Indian constitution are:

1. Right to equality: Which includes equality before law, prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, gender or place of birth, and equality of opportunity in matters of employment, abolition of untouchability and abolition of titles. Right to equality is provided from Article 14 to Article 18 of Indian constitution.
2. Right to freedom: Which includes freedom of speech and expression, assembly, association or union or cooperatives, movement, residence, and right to practice any profession or occupation, right to life and liberty, protection in respect to conviction in offences and protection against arrest and detention in certain cases. Right to freedom is provided from Article 19 to 22 of constitution.
3. Right against exploitation: Which prohibits all forms of forced labour, child labour and traffic of human beings. It is provided under Articles 23 and 24 of Indian constitution.
4. Right to freedom of religion: Which includes freedom of conscience and free profession, practice, and propagation of religion, freedom to manage religious affairs, freedom from certain taxes and freedom from religious instructions in certain educational institutes. Article 25 to 28 enumerates the right to freedom of religion.
5. Cultural and Educational rights: Preserve the right of any section of citizens to conserve their culture, language or script, and right of minorities to establish and administer educational institutions of their choice. Article 29 and Article 30 of Indian constitution provides for cultural and educational rights.
6. Right to constitutional remedies: Which is present for enforcement of Fundamental Rights. It is provided under Article 32 to 35 of Indian constitution.
7. Right to Privacy: Which is an intrinsic part of Article 21 that protects life and liberty of the citizens.

Question: When did the Constitution of India come into force?

Answer: On 15 August 1947, India gained its freedom from the British. After the attainment of independence, rules and principles were needed to govern the country; these are enshrined in a book or document known as the constitution which is the supreme law of the land. The Indian Constitution was passed by the Constituent Assembly on 26 November 1949 and came into effect on 26 January 1950. The Constitution has both official English and Hindi versions. The Indian Constitution is the longest written Constitution of any sovereign country in the world.

Question: Is India a secular State? If yes, Why?

Answer: India is a secular state because people of all religions live here and all religions can live up to their own religion. Here, according to the Constitution, all religions have the freedom to obey their religion.They all live here.