SSC CGL 2025 Tier-I · 16 September 2025, Shift 1 · General Intelligence and Reasoning · Question 13 of 100

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Find the odd one out from the given alternatives:

(a)Article 14
(b)Article 19
(c)Article 21
(d)Article 370

Answer

Why

Correct — D.
Rule: group the Articles by where they sit in the Constitution.

Articles 14, 19 and 21 are all Fundamental Rights, in Part III (Articles 12 to 35).
Article 370 is in Part XXI, the temporary, transitional and special provisions, and concerns Jammu and Kashmir.

Article 370 → option (d).

Why the others are wrong

(a)
Article 14 — Article 14 guarantees equality before law and equal protection of the laws. It is a Fundamental Right in Part III, grouped with 19 and 21.
(b)
Article 19 — Article 19 protects six freedoms, among them speech and expression, assembly and movement. It is a Part III Fundamental Right, like 14 and 21.
(c)
Article 21 — Article 21 is the protection of life and personal liberty, a Fundamental Right in Part III alongside 14 and 19.

Concept

This odd-one-out item needs Constitution knowledge, not a letter or number rule. Three of the four Articles belong to one Part of the Constitution.

Part III, Articles 12 to 35, lists the Fundamental Rights: Article 14 (equality before law), Article 19 (the six freedoms) and Article 21 (life and personal liberty). Article 370, in Part XXI, gave Jammu and Kashmir special status.

Read as plain numbers, 19 stands out as the prime among 14, 19 and 21. The key groups by the Constitution, so arithmetic misleads here.

Key facts

Part III of the Constitution, Articles 12 to 35, holds the Fundamental Rights.
Article 14 guarantees equality before law, Article 19 six freedoms such as speech and expression, and Article 21 the protection of life and personal liberty.
Article 370 is in Part XXI and gave Jammu and Kashmir special status.
That special status was ended by presidential orders in August 2019, and the Supreme Court upheld the move in December 2023.

Study next

Parts of the Indian Constitution and the Articles each coversFundamental Rights, Articles 12 to 35Directive Principles of State Policy, Articles 36 to 51

Common traps

Treating the numbers arithmetically and picking 19, the prime

Article 370 also appears at 12 Sep 2025, 16:00, General Awareness Q.25, which asks by which constitutional mechanism it was abrogated.

This shift's General Awareness Q.22 asks where Article 50 sits: in the Directive Principles of State Policy.

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No directly related past PYQ was found.

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