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The constitutional provision that guarantees the right to life and personal liberty, including protection against torture and cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment, is contained in which Article of the Indian Constitution?

Asked in DSSSB MTS · 2026
Fundamental Rights · Indian Polity
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Article 19 guarantees six freedoms to citizens, including freedom of speech and expression, peaceful assembly, association, movement, residence and profession, subject to constitutionally permitted reasonable restrictions.

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Option B — Article 21

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Understand Article 15, which prohibits discrimination on specified grounds and provides constitutional safeguards against discrimination.

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Questions Asked from Prohibition of Discrimination (Article 15) in Previous Exams

See how often Prohibition of Discrimination (Article 15) has appeared in previous-year questions across major government exams.

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12UPSC Questions Asked in These Years:2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024
9SSC Questions Asked in These Years:2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
8Railways Questions Asked in These Years:2016, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025, 2026
15State PSC Questions Asked in These Years:2002, 2004, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025
Prohibition of Discrimination (Article 15) has appeared in 44 previous-year exam questions, most frequently in State PSC, UPSC and SSC.
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