Which one of the following statements relating to cultural and educational rights in India is not correct?
Every section of the citizens has the right to conserve its language, script or culture.
No citizen shall be denied admission into any educational institution maintained by the State or receiving aid out of State funds on grounds of religion, race or language.
The State shall, in granting aid to educational institutions, discriminate against any educational institution on the ground that it is under the management of a majority community.
All minorities, whether based on religion or language, shall have the right to establish and administer educational institutions of their choice.
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This question was previously asked in
UPSC CDS-1 – 2017
Statement A: Article 29(1) guarantees the right of any section of citizens with a distinct language, script, or culture to conserve the same. This is correct.
Statement B: Article 29(2) prohibits discrimination in admission to educational institutions maintained by the State or receiving State aid on grounds of religion, race, caste, or language. This is correct.
Statement C: Article 30(2) states that the State shall not, in granting aid to educational institutions, discriminate against any educational institution on the ground that it is under the management of a *minority*, whether based on religion or language. The statement says the state will discriminate against institutions under the management of a *majority* community, which is the opposite of the constitutional provision. The Constitution protects minorities from such discrimination in aid, it does not endorse discrimination against the majority or against minorities in favour of the majority in this context. This statement is incorrect.
Statement D: Article 30(1) grants all minorities, religious or linguistic, the right to establish and administer educational institutions of their choice. This is correct.
Therefore, statement C is the one that is not correct.