Q. Consider the following statements:
1.Article 15(1) of the Indian Constitution prohibits discrimination by the state on grounds based on ethnicity.
2.Caste-based discrimination in prisons is equivalent to untouchability.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
Answer: B
Notes:
Explanation –
Statement 1 is incorrect. Article 15(1) of the Indian Constitution prohibits discrimination by the state on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex, or place of birth.
Statement 2 is correct. The Supreme Court of India has equated caste-based discrimination in prisons, especially the assignment of menial tasks based on caste, to untouchability, which is prohibited under Article 17 of the Constitution.
Source: The Hindu