Q.Can you identify the political principle/value which is in application in each of the following statements/situations? a. I should be able to decide which subjects I want to study in school. b. The practice of untouchability has been abolished. c. All Indians are equal before law. d. Minorities can have their own schools and colleges. e. Foreigners who are visiting India cannot vote in Indian elections. f. There should be no censorship of media or films. g. Students should be consulted while planning the annual day functions. h. Everyone must join the Republic Day celebrations.

Each statement is a concrete illustration of one of the chapter's listed concepts -- Freedom, Equality, Citizenship, Rights, Secularism, Nationalism. …

This exercise asks readers to do exactly what the chapter demonstrates with the example of equality: start from a concrete, everyday statement and identify the underlying political value it expresses. Working through each one:

1. "I should be able to decide which subjects I want to study in school" reflects Freedom -- specifically, freedom of individual choice.
2. "The practice of untouchability has been abolished" reflects Equality -- specifically, social equality and the constitutional rejection of caste-based discrimination (the chapter notes the Indian Constitution's Rights chapter abolishes untouchability in every form).
3. "All Indians are equal before law" reflects Equality -- specifically, legal equality and the rule of law, the idea that no one is above or below the law regardless of status.
4. "Minorities can have their own schools and colleges" reflects Rights/Secularism -- specifically, the cultural and educational rights of minorities, and the idea that a secular state accommodates religious and cultural diversity rather than imposing one identity on everyone.
5. "Foreigners who are visiting India cannot vote in Indian elections" reflects Citizenship -- voting is a right tied specifically to being a citizen of the country, not merely to being present within it.
6. "There should be no censorship of media or films" reflects Freedom -- specifically, freedom of expression. …