Question

What provision regarding education was included as a Directive Principle in the Constitution?

Options

• Free and compulsory education should be provided to all children up to the age of 14 years, within 10 years of the Constitution coming into effect

• Free higher education should be provided to all citizens within 5 years

• Compulsory vocational training should be provided to all children up to the age of 18 years

• Free education should be provided only to girl children up to the age of 10 years

Answer 1

The Constitution included a Directive Principle stating that free and compulsory education should be provided to all children up to the age of 14 years, and this was to be achieved within 10 years of the Constitution coming into effect.