Civil Services Prep

Prelims 2017 · Polity and Constitution · Question 83

Which one of the following statements is correct?

  1. Rights are claims of the State against the citizens.
  2. Rights are privileges which are incorporated in the Constitution of a State.
  3. Rights are claims of the citizens against the State.
  4. Rights are privileges of a few citizens against the many.

Answer

Rights are claims of the citizens against the State.

  • (a) Incorrect. Rights are not claims of the State against citizens; such claims are better understood as duties or obligations of citizens.
  • (b) Incorrect. Rights are not merely constitutional privileges; many rights are moral, natural, legal, or human rights, and need not be only constitutional privileges.
  • (c) Correct. In political theory, rights are justified claims of individuals/citizens against the State and society, enforceable or recognized by law.
  • (d) Incorrect. Rights are not special privileges of a few; in a democracy, rights are meant to protect all citizens equally.

Answer: (c)

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