{"id":86359,"date":"2025-06-01T03:45:09","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=86359"},"modified":"2025-06-01T03:45:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:45:09","slug":"by-which-one-of-the-following-constitutional-amendment-acts-was-the-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/by-which-one-of-the-following-constitutional-amendment-acts-was-the-a\/","title":{"rendered":"By which one of the following Constitutional Amendment Acts, was the A"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By which one of the following Constitutional Amendment Acts, was the Article 21A (Right to Education) inserted into the Constitution of India ?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;83<sup>rd<\/sup> Amendment Act&#8221; option2=&#8221;84<sup>th<\/sup> Amendment Act&#8221; option3=&#8221;85<sup>th<\/sup> Amendment Act&#8221; option4=&#8221;86<sup>th<\/sup> Amendment Act&#8221; correct=&#8221;option4&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CDS-2 &#8211; 2022<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-cds-2-2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-cds-2-2022\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nArticle 21A, which enshrines the Right to Education as a Fundamental Right, was inserted into the Constitution by the 86th Constitutional Amendment Act of 2002.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nThe 86th Amendment Act, 2002, made elementary education a fundamental right for children between the ages of 6 and 14. 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