BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · Question 105
Untouchability is abolished by which Article of the Indian Constitution?
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Answer: (C) Article 17
Explanation
Article 17 abolishes untouchability and makes its practice an offence (Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955).
- (A) Incorrect
Wrong: equality before law.
- (B) Incorrect
Wrong: prohibition of discrimination.
- (C) Correct
Correct: Article 17 abolishes untouchability.
- (D) Incorrect
Wrong: protection against arrest and detention.