Question

How many fundamental rights are there in the Indian Constitution?
A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7

Answer 1

Hint: These rights were taken from the American constitution and at the time when the constitution was being made, there were a total of 7 Fundamental Rights guaranteed by constitution.

Complete answer:
The constitution of India has embodied a number of fundamental rights in part 3 of the constitution which are to act as limitations not only upon the powers of the executive but also on the powers of the legislature. Fundamental rights promote the idea of political democracy.
This concept was taken from the American constitution. The rights are:-
1. Right to quality
2.Right to freedom
3.Right against exploitation
4.Right to freedom of religion
5.Cultural and educational rights
6.Right to constitutional remedies

Now ,let's see the options:-
4 - There are a total of 6 rights enshrined in the constitution hence this is incorrect.
5- As mentioned above, there are a total number of six fundamental rights , hence this is incorrect.
6- as written above there are a total of 6 fundamental rights in our constitution hence this is the correct option.
7 - Earlier there used to be seven fundamental rights but now it has been changed to six hence this is incorrect.

Hence the correct answer is option C.

Note: After the Indian Independence the constitution came into force , right to property was also one of the fundamental rights enshrined in the constitution . It was later converted into a legal right by the 44th constitutional amendment in 1978 and currently it is placed under article 300 A.