69th BPSC Prelims (2023), question 104

🏛️ Indian Polity

  1. Untouchability is abolished by which Article of the Constitution?

    1. Article 14
    2. Article 15
    3. Article 17
    4. Article 22
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    Answer: C — Article 17

    Article 17 abolishes untouchability and forbids its practice in any form, making it an offence punishable by law. Articles 14 and 15 cover equality before the law and non-discrimination generally, which is why they are offered as distractors, but the specific abolition of untouchability is Article 17.

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