Question

    Consider the following statements regarding ‘Right to Education’:

    1. This right mandates that the state shall provide free and compulsory education to all children of the age of six to fourteen years.

    2. The Right to Education was inserted in the constitution by the 86th Constitutional Amendment Act of 2002.

    3. India became one of 135 countries to make education a fundamental right of every child when the act came into force on 1 April 2010.

    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    A 1 only Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 2 only Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 3 only Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 1 & 2 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E All Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    All the statements are correct. This right mandates that the state shall provide free and compulsory education to all children of the age of six to fourteen years. The Right to Education was inserted in the constitution by the 86th Constitutional Amendment Act of 2002. India became one of 135 countries to make education a fundamental right of every child when the act came into force on 1 April 2010.

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