Which aspect of Fundamental Rights can activate citizens even against state silence or inaction?

Citizen seeking remedy from court

Correct answer: A. Fundamental Rights are meaningful because citizens can take lawful steps to protect them, even when the State fails to act or does not respond. Seeking a remedy from a court can bring the alleged violation or inaction before an institution that is authorised to examine the matter and provide relief according to law. This is an example of active citizenship and constitutional enforcement. Option A is correct because it connects a right with a legal remedy. Option B is impossible and unrelated to constitutional protection. Option C is not a general power that an individual citizen can exercise simply because the government has remained silent; taxation is governed by law. Option D is also not an individual remedy: Parliament cannot be dissolved by a private citizen in this manner. The question does not say that every petition will automatically succeed; it asks what can activate the citizen’s legal response. Memory cue: when protection is ignored, use the constitutional route rather than private force.

This is a Class 9 Civics question. Chapter: Democratic Rights. Topic: Right to Constitutional RemediesExpanding scope of rights.