UPSC Prelims 2006 · General Studies
Question 94: Polity and Governance
Consider the following statements:
- 1.Free and compulsory education to the children of 6-14 years age group by the State was made a Fundamental Right by the 76th Amendment to the Constitution of India.
- 2.Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan seeks to provide computer education even in rural areas.
- 3.Education was included in the Concurrent List by the 42nd Amendment, 1976 to the Constitution of India.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
AnswerThe answer is (c).
Free and compulsory education for children aged 6-14 became a Fundamental Right (Article 21A) through the 86th Amendment of 2002, not the 76th, which concerned reservation in Tamil Nadu, so statement 1 is false. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan includes computer education, including in rural schools, so statement 2 is correct. The 42nd Amendment (1976) moved education from the State List to the Concurrent List, so statement 3 is correct.
- 1. The right to education came through the 86th Amendment (2002), not the 76th.
- 2. SSA provides for computer education in rural areas.
- 3. The 42nd Amendment moved education to the Concurrent List.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Statement 1 cites the wrong amendment.
- (b) Statement 1 is wrong, and it omits statement 3.
- (c) Correct: statements 2 and 3 hold.
- (d) Statement 1 is wrong, and it omits statement 2.
Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2006, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.