Under the Constitution of India, no citizen shall be denied admission into any educational institution maintained by the State or receiving aid out of State funds on grounds only of:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → religion, race, caste, language or any of them
Option (1) religion, race, caste, language or any of them — Correct. This is the bar on admission among the cultural and educational rights. No citizen can be refused admission to a State-run or State-aided institution on grounds only of religion, race, caste, language or any of them.
Option (2) religion, race, caste, sex, place of birth or any of them — Incorrect. Sex and place of birth are not grounds in this admission clause, and language is missing. A list with sex and place of birth belongs to the general ban on discrimination by the State.
Option (3) religion, race, script, culture or any of them — Incorrect. Script and culture come from the clause before it. That clause gives any section of citizens the right to conserve its distinct language, script or culture; they are not grounds in the admission bar.
Option (4) religion, caste, sex, language or any of them — Incorrect. This list drops race and adds sex. The admission clause names religion, race, caste and language, with no mention of sex.
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