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Which Constitutional Amendment Act added the fundamental duty of providing opportunities for education to children between the age of 6 and 14?
86th Amendment
42nd Amendment
91st Amendment
73rd Amendment
86th Amendment
Recall that the landmark 86th Amendment (2002) is universally associated with elementary education, introducing both Article 21A and the 11th Fundamental Duty.
Target: Constitutional Amendment Act adding the fundamental duty for education of children aged 6 to 14.
extArticle51A(k)
Recall that the landmark 86th Amendment (2002) is universally associated with elementary education, introducing both Article 21A and the 11th Fundamental Duty.
Confusing the 86th Amendment (which added the 11th duty for children aged 6-14 in 2002) with the 42nd Amendment (which introduced the original 10 fundamental duties in 1976).
Identify Constitutional Provision
The 86th Constitutional Amendment Act of 2002 inserted clause (k) under Article 51A, creating a new fundamental duty.
extArticle51A(k)
Determine Target Age Group
This duty requires parents or guardians to provide opportunities for education to their children between the ages of 6 and 14 years.
6┬аto┬а14┬аyears
Match with Given Options
Evaluating the options reveals that the 86th Amendment corresponds to Option A.
A
A is correct because the 86th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2002 added the 11th fundamental duty regarding education for children between the ages of 6 and 14 under Article 51A(k).
Connect this with Article 21A, which made education a fundamental right for children in the same age group under the same amendment.