Consider the following statements about Right to Education (RTE)1. It provides education as a fundamental right for children between 6-12 years of age2. Ramamurti committee and Tapas Majumdar Committee were associated with it3. The act also mandates 30% reservation for disadvantaged section of the society Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?

[A] 1 and 2 only

[B] 2 and 3 only

[C] 1 and 3 only

[D] 1, 2 and 3

Answer: C

Notes:

This act is an incarnation of Article 21-A, which says that every child has a right to full time elementary education of satisfactory and equitable quality in a formal school which satisfies certain essential norms and standards.
Act provide that every child in the age group of 6 to 14 years has Right to elementary education. They are entitled for free and compulsory education.
The act mandates 25% reservation for disadvantaged sections of the society where disadvantaged groups include: SCs and STs, Socially Backward Class, differently abled

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