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Social Science · 2025 · 2 marks
CBSE 2025 · Region 2 · Set 2 · Q23
"The Constitution of India provides to all citizens the freedom to profess any religion." Support the statement by giving two arguments.
"The Constitution of India provides to all citizens the freedom to profess any religion." Support the statement by giving two arguments.
Marking-scheme solution
(i) There is no official religion for the Indian state.
(ii) Our Constitution does not give a special status to any religion.
(iii) The Constitution provides to all individuals and communities freedom to profess, practice and propagate any religion, or not to follow any.
(iv) The Constitution prohibits discrimination on grounds of religion.
(v) At the same time, the Constitution allows the state to intervene in the matters of religion in order to ensure equality within religious communities. For example, it bans untouchability.
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