{"id":93550,"date":"2025-06-01T11:52:44","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:52:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=93550"},"modified":"2025-06-01T11:52:44","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:52:44","slug":"consider-the-following-statements-with-regard-to-the-fundamental-right","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-with-regard-to-the-fundamental-right\/","title":{"rendered":"Consider the following statements with regard to the Fundamental Right"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements with regard to the Fundamental Rights :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. The Parliament has power to modify the rights conferred by Part III of the Constitution of India with regard to persons employed in telecommunication systems of certain categories.<\/li>\n<li>2. During the course of enforcement of martial law in any area, restrictions can be imposed on the exercise of the Fundamental Rights.<\/li>\n<li>3. The Fundamental Rights cannot be overridden for implementing any of the Directive Principles of State Policy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Which of the above statements is\/are not correct?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;3 only&#8221; option4=&#8221;1, 2 and 3&#8243; correct=&#8221;option3&#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 Combined Section Officer &#8211; 2019-20<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-combined-section-officer-2019-20.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-combined-section-officer-2019-20\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nStatement 3 is incorrect. Statements 1 and 2 are correct. The question asks for the statements that are *not* correct.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nStatement 1: Article 33 of the Constitution empowers Parliament to modify the application of Fundamental Rights to members of the armed forces, police forces, intelligence personnel, and persons employed in telecommunication systems related to these forces\/bureaus, to ensure the proper discharge of their duties and the maintenance of discipline. This statement is correct.<br \/>\nStatement 2: Article 34 empowers Parliament to restrict Fundamental Rights while martial law is in force in any area. This statement is correct.<br \/>\nStatement 3: This statement is incorrect. While Fundamental Rights generally hold a higher position than Directive Principles, Article 31C provides an exception. It states that laws made to give effect to the Directive Principles in Article 39(b) and 39(c) cannot be challenged on the grounds of contravening Articles 14 or 19. Originally, the 42nd Amendment extended this protection to laws implementing any DPSP, but the Supreme Court in the Minerva Mills case struck down this extension, upholding Article 31C only for Articles 39(b) and 39(c). Therefore, Fundamental Rights under Articles 14 and 19 *can* be overridden by laws implementing Articles 39(b) and 39(c).<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThe relationship between Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles has been a subject of judicial interpretation, evolving from giving primacy to FRs (Champakam Dorairajan case) to a balance and harmony (Minerva Mills case), with Article 31C representing a specific constitutional provision giving precedence to certain DPSPs over certain FRs.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements with regard to the Fundamental Rights : 1. The Parliament has power to modify the rights conferred by Part III of the Constitution of India with regard to persons employed in telecommunication systems of certain categories. 2. 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Originally, the 42nd Amendment extended this protection to laws implementing any DPSP, but the Supreme Court in the Minerva Mills case struck down this extension, upholding Article 31C only for Articles 39(b) and 39(c). Therefore, Fundamental Rights under Articles 14 and 19 *can* be overridden by laws implementing Articles 39(b) and 39(c).\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-with-regard-to-the-fundamental-right\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Consider the following statements with regard to the Fundamental Right\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Statement 3 is incorrect. Statements 1 and 2 are correct. The question asks for the statements that are *not* correct. 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Statements 1 and 2 are correct. The question asks for the statements that are *not* correct. Statement 1: Article 33 of the Constitution empowers Parliament to modify the application of Fundamental Rights to members of the armed forces, police forces, intelligence personnel, and persons employed in telecommunication systems related to these forces\/bureaus, to ensure the proper discharge of their duties and the maintenance of discipline. This statement is correct. Statement 2: Article 34 empowers Parliament to restrict Fundamental Rights while martial law is in force in any area. This statement is correct. Statement 3: This statement is incorrect. While Fundamental Rights generally hold a higher position than Directive Principles, Article 31C provides an exception. It states that laws made to give effect to the Directive Principles in Article 39(b) and 39(c) cannot be challenged on the grounds of contravening Articles 14 or 19. Originally, the 42nd Amendment extended this protection to laws implementing any DPSP, but the Supreme Court in the Minerva Mills case struck down this extension, upholding Article 31C only for Articles 39(b) and 39(c). Therefore, Fundamental Rights under Articles 14 and 19 *can* be overridden by laws implementing Articles 39(b) and 39(c).","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-with-regard-to-the-fundamental-right\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Consider the following statements with regard to the Fundamental Right","og_description":"Statement 3 is incorrect. Statements 1 and 2 are correct. The question asks for the statements that are *not* correct. Statement 1: Article 33 of the Constitution empowers Parliament to modify the application of Fundamental Rights to members of the armed forces, police forces, intelligence personnel, and persons employed in telecommunication systems related to these forces\/bureaus, to ensure the proper discharge of their duties and the maintenance of discipline. This statement is correct. Statement 2: Article 34 empowers Parliament to restrict Fundamental Rights while martial law is in force in any area. This statement is correct. Statement 3: This statement is incorrect. While Fundamental Rights generally hold a higher position than Directive Principles, Article 31C provides an exception. It states that laws made to give effect to the Directive Principles in Article 39(b) and 39(c) cannot be challenged on the grounds of contravening Articles 14 or 19. Originally, the 42nd Amendment extended this protection to laws implementing any DPSP, but the Supreme Court in the Minerva Mills case struck down this extension, upholding Article 31C only for Articles 39(b) and 39(c). 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Statements 1 and 2 are correct. The question asks for the statements that are *not* correct. Statement 1: Article 33 of the Constitution empowers Parliament to modify the application of Fundamental Rights to members of the armed forces, police forces, intelligence personnel, and persons employed in telecommunication systems related to these forces\/bureaus, to ensure the proper discharge of their duties and the maintenance of discipline. This statement is correct. Statement 2: Article 34 empowers Parliament to restrict Fundamental Rights while martial law is in force in any area. This statement is correct. Statement 3: This statement is incorrect. While Fundamental Rights generally hold a higher position than Directive Principles, Article 31C provides an exception. It states that laws made to give effect to the Directive Principles in Article 39(b) and 39(c) cannot be challenged on the grounds of contravening Articles 14 or 19. Originally, the 42nd Amendment extended this protection to laws implementing any DPSP, but the Supreme Court in the Minerva Mills case struck down this extension, upholding Article 31C only for Articles 39(b) and 39(c). 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