Question 9
EasyOriginal questionWhich Article of the Constitution of India abolishes untouchability and forbids its practice in any form?
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
Articles 14 to 18 together make up the Right to Equality.
Within that group, Article 17 deals specifically with untouchability: it abolishes the practice and makes enforcing any disability arising out of it an offence.
Article 14 is equality before the law, Article 19 covers the six freedoms, and Article 21 is the right to life and personal liberty.
Worth noting
Article 14 is the tempting answer because equality is the theme of the whole group, but the question asks for the Article that names untouchability, not the one that states the general principle.
- Concept
- Right to Equality: Articles 14-18
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