GS PrelimsPolityFundamental Rights2004 Which Article of the Constitution of India says, 'No child below the age of fourteen years shall be employed to work in any factory or mine or engaged in any other hazardous employment'?
Correct Answer: Option A
Explanation
1. The question asks for the Article of the Constitution of India that contains the prohibition on child labour as described.
2. Article 24, under the Fundamental Rights (Part III), titled "Prohibition of employment of children in factories, etc.", states: "No child below the age of fourteen years shall be employed to work in any factory or mine or engaged in any other hazardous employment." This directly matches the text quoted.
3. Article 45 is a Directive Principle of State Policy related to early childhood care and education for children below the age of six years (as amended). Originally, it dealt with education for children up to fourteen.
4. Article 330 relates to the reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the House of the People (Lok Sabha).
5. Article 368 relates to the power of Parliament to amend the Constitution and the procedure therefor.
Therefore, Article 24 contains the specified provision against child labour.
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