Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Question:

Which of the following Articles establishes the provision of the Right to Education?

Options:

Article 22 (3)

Article 21A

Article 20 (1)

Article 23

Correct Answer:

Article 21A

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 2 - Article 21A

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.