Question

Which of the following rights is available under the Indian Constitution?

• A. Right to work
• B. Right to an adequate livelihood
• C. Right to protect one’s culture
• D. Right to privacy

Answer 1

The correct option is C

Right to protect one’s culture

Answer: The correct answer is option (C) – Right to Protect One’s Culture

Cultural and Educational Rights

• Minorities are guaranteed their educational and cultural rights by the Constitution.
• Any section of citizens having a unique culture or language have the right to conserve it.
• Special protection needs to be given to the religion, culture, and language of the minorities.
• If not, under the the impact of the culture, religion and language of the majority minority culture and language could be undermined or neglected.
• Based on the language or religion, no citizen can be denied the right from receiving government aid or denied admission to any Government run educational institution.
• Educational institutions can be administered and established by the minorities.
• Here the word minority does not refer to religious minorities.
• In some places, a person speaking a particular language could be a majority and a person speaking another language could be a minority.
• For example, Kannada speaking people are majority in Karnataka, but they are a minority in the neighbouring state of Andhra Pradesh.
• In Punjab, Sikhs are a majority, but they are a minority in Delhi, Haryana or Rajasthan.