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UPSC 2001: Which Article of the Constitution provides that it shall be the endeavour of every State to provide adequate facility for instruction in the mother tongue at the primary stage of education?
(a)Article 349
(b)Article 350
(c)Article 350-A
(d)Article 351
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (c) Article 350-A
Article 350-A (inserted by the 7th Amendment, 1956) directs every State to endeavour to provide facilities for instruction in a child’s mother tongue at the primary stage; none of the other listed articles deals with this mandate. Hence option (c) is correct. ([education.gov.in](https://www.education.gov.in/article-350a?utm_source=openai))
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