{"id":87207,"date":"2025-06-01T06:36:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T06:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=87207"},"modified":"2025-06-01T06:36:02","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T06:36:02","slug":"article-21-of-the-constitution-of-india-includes-1-rights-of-transg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/article-21-of-the-constitution-of-india-includes-1-rights-of-transg\/","title":{"rendered":"Article 21 of the Constitution of India includes\n  1. Rights of transg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Article 21 of the Constitution of India includes<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. Rights of transgenders<\/li>\n<li>2. Rights of craniopagus twins<\/li>\n<li>3. Rights of mentally retarded women to bear a child<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Select the correct answer using the code given below.<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;1 and 2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;2 and 3 only&#8221; option4=&#8221;1, 2 and 3&#8243; correct=&#8221;option4&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CDS-2 &#8211; 2017<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-cds-2-2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-cds-2-2017\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nStatements 1, 2 and 3 are included within the scope of Article 21 of the Constitution of India.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\n&#8211; Article 21 guarantees the Right to Life and Personal Liberty. The Supreme Court has given a very broad and expansive interpretation to this right.<br \/>\n&#8211; Statement 1: The Supreme Court in NALSA v. Union of India (2014) held that the right to life and personal liberty under Article 21 includes the right to gender identity and personal dignity for transgender persons.<br \/>\n&#8211; Statement 2: The right to life under Article 21 includes the right to a dignified life, physical integrity, and access to necessary medical care. Complex medical situations, such as those involving conjoined twins, clearly involve fundamental questions about the right to life and bodily autonomy protected under Article 21.<br \/>\n&#8211; Statement 3: The right to personal liberty under Article 21 includes reproductive autonomy and the right to make decisions about one&#8217;s body, including the right to bear children. 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