UPSC Prelims 2018 – Question 45

Q45. Which of the following are regarded as the main feature of “Rule of Law”?

1. Limitation of power
2. Equality before the law
3. People’s responsibility to the Government
4. Liberty and civil rights

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 4 only
(c) 1, 2 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Answer: C

• Statements 1 and 2 are correct: The first and second elements are applicable to the Indian system, the Constitution is the source of individual rights.
• Statement 3 is not correct: It should be that government is responsible to the people and not the vice versa.
• Statement 4 is correct: The primacy of the rights, liberty and civil rights, of the individual, that is, the Constitution is the result of rights of individuals as defined and enforced by the court of law rather than the Constitution being the source of individual rights

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