Which of the following is/are the right/rights mentioned in the 'American Declaration of Independence'? 1. Life 2. Liberty 3. Pursuit of Happiness 4. Fraternity Select the correct answer using the code given below.
- (a)1 only
- (b)1 and 2 only
- (c)1, 2 and 3
- (d)2, 3 and 4
Correct — C, 1, 2 and 3. The American Declaration of Independence (1776) holds it self-evident that all men are endowed with certain unalienable rights, "that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." So Life (1), Liberty (2) and Pursuit of Happiness (3) are the rights named. Fraternity (4) does not appear in the Declaration — it belongs to the French Revolution's slogan "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity."
- (a)1 only — Life is named, but the Declaration lists two more unalienable rights alongside it, so 'Life only' is incomplete.
- (b)1 and 2 only — Life and Liberty are correct but the famous trio also includes the Pursuit of Happiness, which this option leaves out.
- (d)2, 3 and 4 — It drops Life (which the Declaration explicitly names) and wrongly adds Fraternity, which is a French-Revolution ideal, not part of the American Declaration.
The United States Declaration of Independence, adopted on 4 July 1776 and drafted chiefly by Thomas Jefferson, announced the thirteen colonies' break from Britain. Its most quoted line asserts the unalienable rights to Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness, rooted in Enlightenment natural-rights thinking.
The trap is 'Fraternity'. Students who blur the American and French revolutions add Fraternity, but that word comes from the French revolutionary motto. The Declaration's own triad is Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
- The Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Second Continental Congress on 4 July 1776.
- It was drafted mainly by Thomas Jefferson.
- Its unalienable rights are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
- 'Liberty, Equality, Fraternity' is the motto of the French Revolution, not the American Declaration.
- Adding 'Fraternity' by confusing the American Declaration with the French Revolution's motto.
- Dropping 'Pursuit of Happiness', which is the distinctive third right of the American trio.
As a statements/code item mixing the American trio with the French motto to test whether Fraternity is spotted as the odd one out.
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The slogan 'Liberty, Equality, Fraternity' is associated with which of the following?
- (a)The American War of Independence
- (b)The French Revolution
- (c)The Russian Revolution
- (d)The Glorious Revolution
Answer(b) The French Revolution.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The American Declaration of Independence was drafted mainly by
- (a)George Washington
- (b)Benjamin Franklin
- (c)Thomas Jefferson
- (d)John Adams
Answer(c) Thomas Jefferson.