Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Question:

The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act 2009 is an Act of Parliament which came into force in:

Options:

2012

2011

2009

2010

Correct Answer:

2010

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 4 - 2010

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. Right to Education Act (RTE) was enacted on 4 August 2009. It came into effect on April 1, 2010.