Practicing Success
Which of the following was included by the Constitution (Eighty-sixth Amendment) Act, 2002? |
Readjustment of seats of the Lok Sabha National Commission for Scheduled Tribes Readjustment of territorial constituencies Elementary education as a fundamental right |
Elementary education as a fundamental right |
The correct answer is Option 4 - Elementary education as a fundamental right 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. |