Question

Which Article of the Constitution of India says, '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'?
A. Article 24
B. Article 45
C. Article 330
D. Article 368

Answer 1

Hint: “CLPR Act" or the Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986, (amend in 2016) prohibits employment of any person under the age of 14, including as domestic help and allows the employment of adolescents (14-18 yrs children) except in hazardous occupations. Indian constitution provides fundamental rights to the children because of their vulnerabilities.

Complete answer:
Indian constitution protects children from harmful or dangerous working conditions that hinder their mental and physical development. Early age of employment deprives children of their childhood and reduces a child’s ability to attend and participate in school fully and sometimes obliged to leave school prematurely.
Article 24 of the constitution of India prohibits the employment of children in factories or construction works. It says that children below the age of fourteen years should not be employed to work in any factory or mine or engaged in any other hazardous occupation. It is a cognizable offence to employ any child in any type of work.
Article 45 is a directive principle of state policy. It states that the state shall endeavour to provide early childhood education and care for all children up to 6 years of age.
Article 330 provides reservation of seats to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Lok Sabha.
Article 368 provides the procedure for the amendment in the constitution.
So, the correct answer is Option A.

Note: Article 24 prohibits the employment of children below the age of 14 in any form of occupation. and allows the employment of adolescents( 14-18 yrs children) except in hazardous occupations. Early age of employment deprives children of their childhood and reduces a child’s ability to attend and participate in school fully and sometimes obliged to leave school prematurely.