Consider the following Articles of the Constitution of India that deal with Fundamental Rights:

1. Article 14

2. Article 15

3. Article 19

4. Article 21

5. Article 29

6. Article 30

7. Article 32

How many of the above Articles provide rights that are available only to citizens of India?

The correct answer is Option 2

Key Points

• The following Articles provide rights only to citizens:
  • Article 15: Prohibits discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex, or place of birth.
  • Article 19: Guarantees freedom of speech, assembly, association, movement, residence, and profession (available only to citizens).
  • Article 29: Protects the interests of minorities (available only to citizens).
  • Article 30: Right of minorities to establish and administer educational institutions (available only to citizens).
• Rights available to both citizens and foreigners:
  • Article 14: Right to equality before the law (available to all persons).
  • Article 21: Right to life and personal liberty (available to all persons).
  • Article 32: Right to constitutional remedies (available to all persons for enforcement of Fundamental Rights).

Additional Information

•  Article 16 i.e  Equality of opportunity in public employment is also only for citizens making total as 5.