Which of the following statements were part of the declaration on the Fundamental Rights of Citizenship in India that was made in the Karachi Session of the Indian National Congress in 1931?
A. That franchise shall be on the basis of universal adult suffrage.
B. Women shall have the right to vote, but not to represent, or to hold any public offices.
C. No disability attaches to any citizen, by reason of his or her religion, caste, creed, or sex, in regard to public employment, office of power or honour, and in the exercise of any trade or calling.
D. All citizens are equal before the law, irrespective of religion, caste, creed, or sex.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → A, C and D only
A. That franchise shall be on the basis of universal adult suffrage. Correct. This is the third point of the Karachi declaration: every adult was to get the vote.
B. Women shall have the right to vote, but not to represent, or to hold any public offices. Incorrect. The fourth point said the opposite: woman shall have the right to vote, to represent and to hold public offices. The words ‘but not’ turn a promise of full equality into a limit on women.
C. No disability attaches to any citizen, by reason of his or her religion, caste, creed, or sex, in regard to public employment, office of power or honour, and in the exercise of any trade or calling. Correct. This is the second point of the declaration, almost word for word: no one could be kept out of a public job or a trade because of religion, caste, creed or sex.
D. All citizens are equal before the law, irrespective of religion, caste, creed, or sex. Correct. This is the first point of the declaration: equality before the law for every citizen.
NCERT (2025-26): “5.3 Struggle for Women’s Equality and Rights … In 1931, the Karachi Session of the Indian National Congress issued a declaration on the Fundamental Rights of Citizenship in India whereby it committed itself to women’s equality. The declaration reads as follows:
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