Q. Consider the following statements:

1. All minorities can set up their own educational institutions.
2. The government, can, while granting aid to educational institutions, positively discriminate against any educational institution on the basis that it is under the management of minority community.

Which of the above is / are correct?
Answer: Only 1
Notes: Only the first statement is correct. The second statement is incorrect. All minorities, religious or linguistic, can set up their own educational institutions. By doing so, they can preserve and develop their own culture. The government will not, while granting aid to educational institutions, discriminate against any educational institution on the basis that it is under the management of minority community.

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