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Article 21A - Multiple Choice Questions
Theme: Right to Education, TET qualification, constitutional + statutory basis
Q1. With reference to Article 21A of the Constitution of India, consider the following statements:
- According to Article 21A, the State shall provide free and compulsory education to all children of the age of six to fourteen years.
- The Supreme Court held that the Teaching Eligibility Test (TET) “is a constitutional necessity flowing from the right to quality education under Article 21A”.
- Article 21A was added to the Constitution of India by the 91st Constitutional Amendment Act of 2003.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
Answer: (b) Only two
- Statement 1: Correct. Mirrors the text of Article 21A.
- Statement 2: Correct. SC held TET is a “constitutional necessity” to ensure quality education.
- Statement 3: Incorrect. Article 21A was inserted by the 86th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2002, not the 91st (2003).
Conclusion: Two correct (1 & 2).
Q2. Article 21A (Right to Education) was inserted into the Constitution of India by which Constitutional Amendment?
Answer: (a) The 86th Amendment inserted Article 21A and later enabled the RTE Act (2009; in force 2010).
Q3. The Teaching Eligibility Test (TET) derives its mandatory character principally from:
Answer: (c) Section 23 authorizes prescribing minimum qualifications; NCTE guidelines + SC ruling elevate TET as essential to Article 21A’s qualitative dimension.
Q4. Which body was notified in 2010 as the academic authority to frame minimum qualification standards (including TET) for Classes I–VIII teachers?
Answer: (d) NCTE was notified as the academic authority; its 2010 guidelines mandated clearing TET.