Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Topic

Polity and Indian Constitution

Question:

The fundamental duty of a parent or guradian to provide opportunities for education to his child or, as the case may be, ward between the age of 6 and _________ .

Options:

20

14

18

16

Correct Answer:

14

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 2 - 14

The Constitutional Amendment in India that mandates the state to provide free and compulsory education to all children between the ages of six and fourteen years is the 86th Constitutional Amendment Act of 2002. This amendment inserted Article 21-A into the Indian Constitution, which guarantees the right to education as a fundamental right. It came into effect on April 1, 2010.