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Rights, DPSP & Duties UPSC Prelims PYQs
UPSC Prelims has asked 29 questions on Rights, DPSP & Duties, part of Indian Polity & Governance (198 questions). That is 14.6% of the topic, the 4th largest of its 9 sub-topics. The most recent one is from 2026.
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Rights, DPSP & Duties PYQs by the latest year asked
Each question is counted once, under the latest year it was asked in the exam.
| Period | PYQs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 and later | 10 | |
| 2016–2020 | 13 | |
| 2011–2015 | 6 |
Sample questions from the free tests
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Asked in 2024
Under which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India, has the Supreme Court of India placed the Right to Privacy ?
Attempt it in the free Polity topic-wise testAsked in 2024
A Writ of Prohibition is an order issued by the Supreme Court or High Courts to :
Attempt it in the free Polity topic-wise testAsked in 2022
With reference to the writs issued by the Courts in India, consider the following statements :
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1. Mandamus will not lie against a private organisation unless it is entrusted with a public duty.
2. Mandamus will not lie against a Company even though it may be a Government Company.
3. Any public minded person can be a petitioner to move the Court to obtain the writ of Quo Warranto.
Which of the statements given above are correct ?
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