Indian Polity & Constitution MCQs


Q.  Free & Compulsory education to all children from 6-14 years age was made a fundamental right by which of the following amendments?

a. 82nd
b. 83rd
c. 84th
d. 86th


ANSWER: See Answer
 
Eighty-Sixth Amendment Act, 2002 made elementary education a fundamental right. The newly-added Article 21-A declared that “the State shall provide free and compulsory education to all children of the age of six to fourteen years in such manner as the State may determine”.
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