Discussion
The 86th Constitutional Amendment Act of 2002, passed by the Indian Parliament, establishes the basic rights to primary education for children aged ______.
Answer: B
The 86th Constitutional Amendment Act of 2002 inserted Article 21A, which makes free and compulsory education a fundamental right for children aged 6 to 14 years. The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, was passed to give effect to this article.
The age ranges 5-11, 7-16 and 6-17 do not appear in the article, so only 6-14 years matches the amendment.
The same amendment also changed the directive principle on early childhood in Article 45, and added a fundamental duty in Article 51A for parents and guardians to give opportunities for education to children between 6 and 14. The amendment came into force only after the 2009 Act was passed and notified in 2010.
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