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• Certain rights, like the Right to Freedom of the Press, Right to Information, and Right to Education,
are derived from the Fundamental Rights.

• Now, school education has become a right for Indian citizens. The government is responsible for
providing free and compulsory education to all children up to the age of 14 years.
• The Right to Information has been provided to the citizens through Right to Information Act, 2005 by
the Parliament.

• The Supreme Court has expanded the meaning of the Right to Life to include the Right to Food.
• The Constitution provides many more rights which may not be Fundamental Rights. For example,
the Right to Property is not a Fundamental Right, but it is a Constitutional Right. The Right to Vote in
elections is an important Constitutional Right.

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is an independent body that inquires into
complaints on violation of human rights.

International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) is an agreement among
the world’s leading social organisations that lays the basis for the projection and promotion of
human rights throughout the world.

Amnesty International, a non-government organisation, founded by Peter Beneson in 1961,
promotes human rights throughout the world.

EXERCISE
EXERCISE

Choose the correct option

1. What is Amnesty International?
a. Human Rights Organisation

b. Political Organisation
c. NGO

d. Organisation for the rehabilitation of drug addicted
2. What is true regarding citizen’s rights in Saudi Arabia?
a. The King selects the legislature as well as the executive.

b. Citizens can form political parties or any political organisations.

c. There is freedom of religion.
d. Women are not subjected to many public restrictions.
3. Which amendment to the Indian Constitution lowered the voting age from 21 to 18 years?

a. 42nd Amendment b. 44th Amendment c. 61st Amendment d. 73rd Amendment
4. How many Fundamental Rights does our Constitution provide?

a. 5 b. 6 c. 7 d. 8
5. According to which Fundamental Right, Untouchability is a punishable offence?

a. Article 16 b. Article 17 c. Article 18 d. Article 22

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