Cultural and Educational Rights — Prelims Questions

Which of the following statements regarding Cultural and Educational Rights in the Indian Constitution is/are correct? 1. Article 29 protects the right of any section of citizens to conserve its distinct language, script, or culture. 2. Article 30 grants the right to establish and administer educational institutions only to religious minorities. 3. The 93rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 2005, exempted minority educational institutions from reservations for backward classes. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Which of the following Supreme Court judgments held that the Right to Education Act, 2009, does not apply to unaided minority educational institutions?

Regarding the determination of 'minority' status for the purpose of Article 30(1), the Supreme Court has primarily held that:

Which of the following is NOT a permissible ground for the state to deny admission to a citizen in an educational institution maintained by the State or receiving aid out of State funds, as per Article 29(2)?

Consider the following statements regarding the autonomy of minority educational institutions: 1. The right to administer under Article 30(1) is absolute and free from any state regulation. 2. Aided minority institutions are subject to greater state regulation than unaided minority institutions. 3. The state cannot acquire the property of a minority educational institution under any circumstances. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?