उपर्युक्त परिच्छेद का सर्वाधिक तार्किक निष्कर्ष क्या है?
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What is the most logical inference from the above passage?
(a) State shall not interfere with the religious affairs of the citizens. · (b) Religious freedom under the Constitution is open to State intervention. · (c) Religious freedom of the citizens is not covered under fundamental rights. · (d) Religious practices of any community are immune to State laws.
उत्तर और व्याख्या · explanation in English
Answer: (b) संविधान में दी गई धार्मिक स्वतंत्रता में राज्य हस्तक्षेप कर सकता है।
Article 25 grants religious freedom 'subject to public order, morality, health and to the other provisions' of Part III, which places other fundamental rights, such as equality before law, above it. So religious freedom is conditional, and the State can step in on these grounds.
- ✗ (a) The 'subject to' rider allows State action on grounds of public order, morality, health and other fundamental rights.
- ✓ (b) The rider sets 'conditions precedent' for protecting religious practices and subordinates religious freedom to the other rights in Part III.
- ✗ (c) Article 25 sits in Part III, which 'assures people certain fundamental rights' — religious freedom is one of them.
- ✗ (d) This reverses the passage, which stresses that religious practices are protected only subject to these conditions.
Remember · Look for the qualifier ('subject to', 'except', 'unless'); the inference usually follows from the limit, not the grant.
Question and answer: UPSC's official GS Paper II (2020, Series A) — paper ↗ · answer key ↗. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 30 Sept 2026 (how we verify). ·