Which of the following provisions of the Indian Constitution is correctly paired with the article pertaining to it?
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Protection of life and personal liberty - Article 21.
Article 21:
- No person shall be deprived of his life or personal liberty except according to the procedure established by law, nor shall any person be denied equality before the law or the equal protection of the laws within the territory of India.
- According to Bhagwati, J., Article 21 “embodies a constitutional value of supreme importance in a democratic society.”
- Article 23 prohibits the trafficking of human beings, begar any similar form of forced labour.
- Article 24 says that “No child below the age of fourteen years shall be employed to work in any factory or mine or engaged in any other hazardous employment.”