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By which of the following Amendment Acts was Article 21(A) inserted in the Indian Constitution?

A44th Amendment Act

B42nd Amendment Act

C86th Amendment Act

D73rd Amendment Act

Answer:

C. 86th Amendment Act

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Article 21(A) of the Indian Constitution, which guarantees the right to free and compulsory education for children between the ages of 6 and 14, was inserted by the 86th Constitutional Amendment Act of 2002. The Constitution (Eighty-sixth Amendment) Act, 2002 inserted Article 21-A in the Constitution of India to provide free and compulsory education of all children in the age group of six to fourteen years as a Fundamental Right in such a manner as the State may, by law, determine. The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009, which represents the consequential legislation envisaged under Article 21-A, means that every child has a right to full time elementary education of satisfactory and equitable quality in a formal school which satisfies certain essential norms and standards. Article 21-A and the RTE Act came into effect on 1 April 2010. The title of the RTE Act incorporates the words ‘free and compulsory’. ‘ Free education’ means that no child, other than a child who has been admitted by his or her parents to a school which is not supported by the appropriate Government, shall be liable to pay any kind of fee or charges or expenses which may prevent him or her from pursuing and completing elementary education. ‘Compulsory education’ casts an obligation on the appropriate Government and local authorities to provide and ensure admission, attendance and completion of elementary education by all children in the 6-14 age group

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  1. The amendment was passed by the Rajya Sabha on 8 January 2019.

  2. The amendment applies to private educational institutions, including minority institutions.

  3. Gujarat was the first state to implement the 10% EWS reservation.

  4. Articles 15 and 16 were amended to provide for EWS reservation.

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  1. The 91st Amendment to the Indian Constitution, passed in 2003, amended the 10th Schedule to strengthen provisions against defection by disqualifying members who do not join a merger of political parties.

  2. The 91st Amendment added Article 361B to the Constitution and amended Articles 75 and 164.

  3. The 91st Amendment received Presidential assent on 1 January 2003.

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  1. It restored the powers of the Supreme Court and High Courts to conduct judicial review of laws.

  2. It removed the right to property as a Fundamental Right and placed it under Article 300A.

  3. It abolished the provision for a joint sitting of Parliament for constitutional amendment bills.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Identify the correct statements regarding the limitations and characteristics of the constitutional amendment procedure in India.

  1. The Constitution provides for a special body like a Constitutional Convention for the purpose of amendments.

  2. A strict time frame is prescribed for state legislatures to ratify an amendment bill.

  3. The process of amendment, barring the special majority requirement, is largely similar to that of an ordinary legislative process.

  4. The Supreme Court in the Kesavananda Bharati case held that the fundamental elements of the Constitution cannot be amended.

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