Indian Polity PYQ 79 of 375 · Fundamental Rights

During whose tenure was the Right to Property removed from the list of Fundamental Rights?

  1. AIndira Gandhi
  2. BCharan Singh
  3. CRajiv Gandhi
  4. DMorarji Desai

B.P.S.C. (CDPO) (Pre) 2005

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Correct answer: (d) Morarji Desai

Explanation

Through the 44th Constitutional Amendment Act (1978), the Right to Property was changed from a Fundamental Right to a legal right. At present, the Right to Property exists as a legal right under Article 300A of the Indian Constitution. During the 44th Constitutional Amendment (1978), after the Emergency, Morarji Desai was the Prime Minister of India.

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