Q:
Which one of the following statements relating to cultural and educational rights in India is not correct?
Answer & Explanation
Answer: C) 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.
Explanation: The Indianconstitution guarantees Cultural and Educational Rights under articles 29 and 30.Under article 29, this article seeks to protect the interests of the minority communities. This article confers the freedom to all citizens, residing in different parts of the land, to conserve their distinct languages, scripts or cultures state shall not impose upon it any culture other than the community’s own culture. This article further assures that no citizen shall be denied admission into any state-run or state-aided educational institution on grounds only of religion, race, caste, language or any of them. And Under article 30, It provides that all minority communities—religion or linguistic, have the right to establish and administer educational institutions of their choice. In granting aid to educational institutions, the state shall not discriminate on the grounds of religion or language.
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