Which of the following statements is/are correct as per the Constitution of India? 1. The Constitution (Eighty-sixth Amendment) Act has added the Right to Education to the chapter of Directive Principles of State Policy. 2. Right to Work and Right to Education are both, Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles of State Policy. Select the answer using the code given below:
A.1 only
B.2 only
C.Both 1 and 2
D.Neither 1 nor 2✓ Correct
Explanation
Neither statement is correct. The 86th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2002 added Article 21A making Right to Education a Fundamental Right for children aged 6-14 years; it also modified Article 45 (a DPSP) regarding early childhood care and education, and added Article 51A(k) as a fundamental duty. It did not add Right to Education to the DPSP chapter — it added it as a Fundamental Right (Statement 1 incorrect). Right to Work is only a Directive Principle of State Policy (Article 41) and not a Fundamental Right; only Right to Education is both. Therefore, Statement 2 is also incorrect.
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