Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Question:

Which Article of the Constitution of India deals with the recognition of the right to education as a Fundamental Right?

Options:

Article 300 A

Article 20

Article 33

Article 21 A

Correct Answer:

Article 21 A

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 4 - Article 21 A

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.