Choose the correct answer :-
1. Census operations are held
(a) every five years
(b) every seven years
(c) every ten years
(d) every twelve years
2. What is the significance of the preamble in the Indian Constitution?
(a) States the objectives of the President
(b) States the objectives of the election
(c) States the objectives of the constitution
(d) None of these
3. The human trafficking and forced labour are prohibited under
(a) Culture and educational right
(b) Right against exploitation
(c) Right to freedom of religion
(d) Right to property
4. Complete the statement. Biotic resources are
(a) derived from living beings.
(b) Made by human beings
(c) Derived from non living beings
Answers
1. Census operations are held:
(a) every five years
(b) every seven years
(c) every ten years ✔
(d) every twelve years
Option C: Census operations are conducted in every 10 years. They are held to obtain nation-wide information about the citizens regarding various topics including age groups, education facilities, literacy rate etc.
2. What is the significance of the preamble in the Indian Constitution?
(a) States the objectives of the President
(b) States the objectives of the election
(c) States the objectives of the constitution ✔
(d) None of these
Option C: The basic objectives of the constitution such as liberty, sovereignty, secularism, fraternity, justice, equality etc. are laid down by the preamble of the Constitution. It is the very spirit of the Constitution.
3. The human trafficking and forced labour are prohibited under
(a) Culture and educational right
(b) Right against exploitation ✔
(c) Right to freedom of religion
(d) Right to property
Option B: According to the Right against exploitation, human trafficking and forced labour are prohibited as they are against the basic right to life - Right to freedom.
4. Complete the statement. Biotic resources are
(a) derived from living beings. ✔
(b) Made by human beings
(c) Derived from non living beings
Option A: Biotic resources are those substances that are derived from living beings. They are part of the biosphere and has life. Some examples of biotic resources include humans, plants and animals.
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⚛ The Constitution of India created by the freedom fighters of our nation lays down the ideals on which an independent India must sustain. The basic ideals are described in the preamble of the Constitution. It compresses the complete meaning of the document through a few, meaningful verses.
1. Census operations are held
(a) every five years
(b) every seven years
(c) every ten years
(d) every twelve years
It is mandated by Article I, Section 2 of the constitution and takes place every 10 years.
2. What is the significance of the preamble in the Indian Constitution?
(a) States the objectives of the President
(b) States the objectives of the election
(c) States the objectives of the constitution
(d) None of these
The objectives stated by the preamble are to secure justice, liberty, equality to all citizens and promote fraternity to maintain unity and integrity of the nation.
3. The human trafficking and forced labour are prohibited under
(a) Culture and educational right
(b) Right against exploitation
(c) Right to freedom of religion
(d) Right to property
The right against exploitation prohibits all forms of forced labour, child labour and trafficking of human beings. Children under age of 14 are not allowed to work.
4. Complete the statement. Biotic resources are
(a) derived from living beings.
(b) Made by human beings
(c) Derived from non living beings
Biotic resources are resources or substances which are derived from the biosphere like living things and from forest and the material derived from them.