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Political Theory

Class 11 · Polity

Ch 5 · Rights

Real UPSC Prelims questions from 2016–2026, linked to this book. Try each one first, then open the answer. 2026 answers follow UPSC's provisional answer key.

Prelims 2017 · Q8

Which one of the following statements is correct?

  1. (a)Rights are claims of the State against the citizens.
  2. (b)Rights are privileges which are incorporated in the Constitution of a State.
  3. (c)Rights are claims of the citizens against the State.
  4. (d)Rights are privileges of a few citizens against the many.
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UPSC's answer: (c)

NCERT answers it: Class 11 Political Theory, Ch 5 (Rights).

Political Theory (ch 5): rights are claims that people make upon the state. So (c).

Hindi version: UPSC's official question paper (2017), question 8 ↗

Prelims 2017 · Q47

In the context of India, which one of the following is the correct relationship between Rights and Duties?

  1. (a)Rights are correlative with Duties.
  2. (b)Rights are personal and hence independent of society and Duties.
  3. (c)Rights, not Duties, are important for the advancement of the personality of the citizen.
  4. (d)Duties, not Rights, are important for the stability of the State.
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UPSC's answer: (a)

NCERT answers it: Class 11 Political Theory, Ch 5 (Rights).

Political Theory (ch 5): rights put obligations not only on the state but also on each of us. Rights and duties go together. So (a).

Hindi version: UPSC's official question paper (2017), question 47 ↗

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