Question

The right against exploitation prohibits children _________________________.

• A. below 14 years of age from employment in family businesses
• B. below 14 years of age from being employed in hazardous occupations
• C. below 14 years from working on family farms
• D. from doing all the above

Answer 1

The correct option is B below 14 years of age from being employed in hazardous occupations

Option B is the correct answer. The right against exploitation prohibits children below 14 years of age from being employed in hazardous occupations. The Right against Exploitation enshrined in the Indian Constitution guarantees dignity of the individual. It also prohibits the exploitation or misuse of service by force or inducement in the following ways: It prohibits human trafficking i.e. it criminalizes buying and selling of human beings like a commodity.