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State can make special provisions for which groups despite prohibition of discrimination under Article 15?

Asked in DSSSB MTS · 2026
Fundamental Rights · Indian Polity
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Article 21A provides for the Right to Education and requires the State to provide free and compulsory education to children within the constitutionally specified age group.

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Option D — Women and children; Socially and Educationally Backward Classes; Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes; Economically Weaker Sections

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Questions Asked from Protection against Conviction (Article 20) in Previous Exams

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14UPSC Questions Asked in These Years:2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2026
10SSC Questions Asked in These Years:2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
8Railways Questions Asked in These Years:2016, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
13State PSC Questions Asked in These Years:2002, 2004, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025
Protection against Conviction (Article 20) has appeared in 45 previous-year exam questions, most frequently in UPSC, State PSC and SSC.
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