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Constitutional Provision Article 21A
Asked 7 times across 4 UPSC exams over 18 years (2006–2024), peaking in 2022.
Key insights
- Most tested in CDS — 4 of 7 PYQs
- Most asked in 2022
- Recurs across 6 years (2006–2024)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 2006 → CAPF 2015 → CDS 2017 → LDCE 2024
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (5 of 7) are since 2016.
Related concepts
Ideas UPSC tests alongside this one — keep exploring.
Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
LDCE2024
Which one of the following Articles in Part III of the Constitution of India is related to free and compulsory education ?
- A Article 19
- B Article 20A
- C Article 21
- D Article 21A ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
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CDS2022
Which one of the following statements is correct?
- A Under Article 21A of the Constitution of India, the State shall provide free and compulsory education to all children up to the age of eleven years.
- B Every religious denomination has got absolute power under Article 26 of the Constitution of India to manage its own affairs in matters of religion.
- C Only religious and linguistic minorities find mention in Article 30 of the Constitution of India in reference to the right to establish educational institutions of their choice. ✓
- D Parliament cannot empower, even by law, any court other than the Supreme Court of India the power to issue writs within local limits of its jurisdiction.
✓ Correct answer: (C)
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CDS2022
By which one of the following Constitutional Amendment Acts, was the Article 21A (Right to Education) inserted into the Constitution of India?
- A 83rd Amendment Act
- B 84th Amendment Act
- C 85th Amendment Act
- D 86th Amendment Act ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
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