Read the passage and answer the question:
Sir, there is a lot of talk about minorities. Who are the real minorities? Not the Hindus in the so-called Pakistan provinces, not the Sikhs, not even the Muslims. No, the real minorities are the masses of this country. These people are so depressed and oppressed and suppressed till now that they are not able to take advantage of the ordinary civil rights.
What was the condition of education in rural India?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → The rural poor were not having elementary education.
In the full speech (Source 6), speaking of the poor villagers exploited by the money-lender, the zamindar and the malguzar, Ranga says: “There is no elementary education even among these people.”
Option (1) Elementary education was given to all. — Incorrect. The speech says the opposite: the village poor had no elementary education at all.
Option (2) Elementary education was given to every child. — Incorrect. For the same reason: not even elementary education reached these people, children included.
Option (3) The rural poor were not having elementary education. — Correct. This is Ranga’s point; the lack of even elementary education is one reason he calls the poor the real minorities who need protection.
Option (4) The village poor were taught in private schools. — Incorrect. The village poor were not taught anywhere; they had no elementary education, in private schools or otherwise.
NCERT: Themes in Indian History Part III — Chapter 12: Framing the Constitution (2026-27)
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