UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — SC seeks govt. response to plea on RTE quota in Punjab

Q1. Section 12(1)(c) of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, which is at the centre of the recent Supreme Court notice issued to the Centre and Punjab, derives its primary constitutional sanction from which one of the following provisions of the Constitution of India?

  • A. Article 15(4)
  • B. Article 21A
  • C. Article 45
  • D. Article 46

Q2. Which one of the following is the nodal Union Ministry for the implementation of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009?

  • A. Ministry of Women and Child Development
  • B. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
  • C. Ministry of Education
  • D. Ministry of Home Affairs

Q3. Under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, the expression 'child belonging to weaker section' refers to which one of the following?

  • A. A child whose parents' or guardian's annual income is lower than the minimum limit specified by the appropriate (State) Government
  • B. A child belonging to the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes or the socially and educationally backward classes
  • C. A child whose parents are landless agricultural labourers irrespective of income
  • D. A child residing in a notified backward Block as defined by NITI Aayog