Exp) Option b is the correct answer. Secularism is the belief that religion should not influence or be involved in the organization of society, education, government, etc.

Statement 1 is incorrect. Indian secularism deals with religious freedom of individuals and also of minority communities. Under Indian secularism an individual has the right to profess the religion of his or her choice. Likewise, religious minorities also have a right to exist and to maintain their own culture and educational institutions.

Statement 2 is correct. Indian secularism is compatible with the idea of state-supported religious reform. Thus, the Indian constitution bans untouchability. The Indian state has enacted several laws abolishing child marriage and lifting the taboo on inter-caste marriage sanctioned by Hinduism.

Statement 3 is correct. Indian Secularism does not focus only on church-state separation but also the idea of interreligious equality is crucial to the Indian conception. It resulted in equal focus on intra-religious and interreligious domination. Indian secularism equally opposed the oppression of dalits and women within Hinduism, the discrimination against women within Indian Islam or Christianity, and the possible threats that a majority community might pose to the rights of the minority religious communities.

Statement 4 is incorrect. Under Western secularism the state cannot aid any religious institution. Under western secularism state cannot give financial support to educational institutions run by religious communities. However, under Indian constitution state can aid religious institution but it should not spend the public money collected by way of tax for the promotion or maintenance of any particular religion.