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Under the Constitution of India, the prohibition on employing children below 14 years of age in hazardous employment is a

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Under the Constitution of India, the prohibition on employing children below 14 years of age in hazardous employment is a
  1. Fundamental Right
  2. Directive Principle of State Policy
  3. Fundamental Duty
  4. None of the given options is correct

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Correct answer: A - Fundamental Right
Article 24, in Part III of the Constitution, provides 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, so the prohibition is a fundamental right. The Directive Principles in Article 39(e) and (f) also aim to protect children from abuse, but they are not enforceable rights and do not contain this prohibition, and the Fundamental Duties in Article 51A are duties of citizens, not rights.

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