UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 17
Which of the following provisions of the Constitution of India have a bearing on Education?
- Directive Principles of State Policy
- Rural and Urban Local Bodies
- Fifth Schedule
- Sixth Schedule
- Seventh Schedule
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Correct answer: D
Correct Option: D
Explanation: Education is addressed across DPSPs, local-government responsibilities, Scheduled Area administration and the Union/State legislative lists.
Statement/Item-wise Analysis:
1: Correct - DPSPs include education-related social and child-welfare directives.
2: Correct - The Eleventh/Twelfth Schedules include education-related local-body functions.
3: Correct - Fifth Schedule administration of Scheduled Areas bears on tribal education and governance.
4: Correct - Sixth Schedule autonomous district councils may administer primary education.
5: Correct - Seventh Schedule distributes legislative competence for education.
Option-wise Analysis:
A: Incorrect - omits correct items 3, 4, 5.
B: Incorrect - omits correct items 1, 2.
C: Incorrect - omits correct items 3, 4.
D: Correct - includes exactly the valid statements/items and excludes the invalid ones.