{"id":93905,"date":"2025-06-01T11:59:26","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:59:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=93905"},"modified":"2025-06-01T11:59:26","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:59:26","slug":"the-right-to-religious-freedom-under-the-constitution-of-india-does-no","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-right-to-religious-freedom-under-the-constitution-of-india-does-no\/","title":{"rendered":"The right to religious freedom under the Constitution of India does no"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The right to religious freedom under the Constitution of India does not mean<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;freedom to practice and profess a religion of one&#8217;s own choice&#8221; option2=&#8221;carrying of Kirpan by a person professing Sikh religion&#8221; option3=&#8221;preventing the State from making any law regulating economic activity associated with any religion&#8221; option4=&#8221;freedom to establish and maintain institutions for religious and charitable purposes&#8221; correct=&#8221;option3&#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 SO-Steno &#8211; 2017<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-so-steno-2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-so-steno-2017\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nThe correct answer is C. The right to religious freedom under the Constitution of India does not mean preventing the State from making any law regulating economic activity associated with any religion.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nArticle 25(1) guarantees the freedom of conscience and the right freely to profess, practise and propagate religion, subject to public order, morality, health, and other provisions of Part III. Article 25(2) explicitly states that this right does not prevent the State from making any law &#8220;regulating or restricting any economic, financial, political or other secular activity which may be associated with religious practice&#8221; or for social welfare and reform. Therefore, the State *can* regulate economic activities associated with religion, and the right to religious freedom does *not* provide immunity from such regulation.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nOptions A, B, and D describe aspects that are generally protected under the right to religious freedom (A under Article 25(1), B under Explanation I to Article 25(1), and D under Article 26(a) regarding religious denominations). Option C describes a limitation on the right, meaning the right does not extend to absolute freedom from state regulation of secular activities connected to religion.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The right to religious freedom under the Constitution of India does not mean [amp_mcq option1=&#8221;freedom to practice and profess a religion of one&#8217;s own choice&#8221; option2=&#8221;carrying of Kirpan by a person professing Sikh religion&#8221; option3=&#8221;preventing the State from making any law regulating economic activity associated with any religion&#8221; option4=&#8221;freedom to establish and maintain institutions for &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"The right to religious freedom under the Constitution of India does no\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-right-to-religious-freedom-under-the-constitution-of-india-does-no\/#more-93905\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The right to religious freedom under the Constitution of India does no<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1095],"tags":[1101,1186,1099],"class_list":["post-93905","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-so-steno","tag-1101","tag-fundamental-rights","tag-indian-polity-and-governance","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The right to religious freedom under the Constitution of India does no<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The correct answer is C. 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