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The eighty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution of India altered a Directive Principle of the Constitution to provide for

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. early childhood care and education for all children until they complete the age of six years.
  2. the state to provide free legal aid.
  3. encouraging village panchayats.
  4. prohibiting intoxicating drinks and drugs injurious to health.

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: early childhood care and education for all children until they complete the age of six years.

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: A) early childhood care... until age of six. šŸ“š Explanation: The 86th Amendment (2002) made the Right to Education a Fundamental Right (Article 21A). Consequently, it changed Article 45 (a DPSP) to direct the state to provide early childhood care and education for all children until they reach the age of six.