With reference to ‘Article 27’ of the Constitution, which of the following statement is/are correct?
1. Article 27 of the constitution provides that no person shall be compelled to pay any tax or fee for the promotion or maintenance of any particular religion or religious denomination.
2. The article would be violated if any tax collected in India were to be utilized for promotion and maintenance of any particular religious denomination.
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Only 1

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Both 1 and 2

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Solution

The correct option is B Only 2
1. Article 27 lays down that “no person shall be compelled to pay any taxes for the promotion or maintenance of any particular religion or religious denomination.
2. This provision prohibits only levy of a tax and not a fee.
3. The article would be violated if any tax collected in India were to be utilized for promotion and maintenance of any particular religious denomination

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