Civil Services Prep

Prelims 2012 · Polity and Constitution · Question 40

Which of the following provisions of the Constitution of India have a bearing on Education?<br/>1. Directive Principles of State Policy.<br/>2. Rural and Urban Local Bodies.<br/>3. Fifth Schedule.<br/>4. Sixth Schedule.<br/>5. Seventh Schedule.<br/><br/>Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

  1. 1 and 2 only
  2. 3, 4 and 5 only
  3. 1, 2 and 5 only
  4. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

Answer

1, 2 and 5 only

1. Directive Principles of State Policy — Yes. Articles 41, 45 and 46 clearly relate to education and educational interests of weaker sections. Verdict: Correct.

2. Rural and Urban Local Bodies — Yes. The 11th Schedule mentions education including primary and secondary schools; the 12th Schedule includes promotion of educational and cultural aspects. Verdict: Correct.

3. Fifth Schedule — No, not directly. It deals with administration and control of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes, but does not specifically contain an education-related constitutional provision. Verdict: Incorrect.

4. Sixth Schedule — No, not taken here as a general constitutional provision bearing on education in the UPSC sense. It mainly concerns autonomous administration of tribal areas; education is not treated as a broad all-India constitutional provision here. Verdict: Incorrect.

5. Seventh Schedule — Yes. It allocates legislative competence, and education is in the Concurrent List. Verdict: Correct.

Hence, the provisions having a clear constitutional bearing on education are 1, 2 and 5 only.

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