Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Question:

Which of the following Constitutional Amendment Act added the Right to Education to the Indian constitution?

Options:

85th

88th

87th

86th

Correct Answer:

86th

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 4 - 86th

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.