Polity Practice Quiz 149

Q1.Which act was amended in 2016 to ban employment of children below 14 in all occupations?

A. Factories Act, 1948 B. Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986 C. Juvenile Justice Act, 2000 D. Right to Education Act, 2009

Q2.Which Article of the Indian Constitution guarantees the Right to Life?

A. Article 14 B. Article 19 C. Article 21 D. Article 32

Q3.What is the government's duty regarding the Right to Life under Article 21?

A. To promote economic growth B. To ensure safety laws are implemented C. To provide free education D. To protect property rights

Q4.In which year did the Supreme Court hold that the Right to Life includes the right to pollution-free water and air?

A. 1984 B. 1991 C. 2000 D. 2010

Q5.Which Article of the Indian Constitution was cited in the Subhash Kumar vs. State of Bihar case regarding the right to a healthy environment?

A. Article 14 B. Article 19 C. Article 21 D. Article 32

Q6.What was the key change in environmental laws after the Bhopal gas tragedy?

A. Industries were exempted from pollution control B. The polluter was to be held accountable for damage to the environment C. Environmental laws were abolished D. Only workers were protected from industrial accidents

Q7.What role does the government have in protecting the environment?

A. Encourage and support factories to adopt cleaner technologies B. Close down all polluting industries immediately C. Provide subsidies to workers who lose jobs D. Relocate industries to other countries

Q8.What should the government do to factories that pollute?

A. Provide them with tax breaks B. Fine them C. Shut them down permanently D. Ignore them

Q9.What is a major role of the government?

A. To promote private companies B. To control activities of private companies by making, enforcing and upholding laws C. To maximize profits for businesses D. To reduce the number of laws

Q10.What right has the courts upheld as intrinsic to the Right to Life?

A. Right to education B. Right to healthy environment C. Right to free speech D. Right to property

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Polity Practice Quiz 149