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The Preamble's commitment to 'Equality of status and of opportunity' is reflected in Fundamental Rights through Articles 14-18, which guarantee equality before law and prohibit discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex, or ______.

  1. education
  2. place of birth
  3. occupation
  4. income

Answer: place of birth

Equality framework: (a) Article 14: Equality before law and equal protection of laws, (b) Article 15: Prohibit discrimination on religion, race, caste, sex, place of birth, (c) Article 16: Equality of opportunity in public employment, (d) Article 17: Abolition of untouchability, (e) Article 18: Abolition of titles. Preamble's equality vision operationalized through these justiciable rights, supplemented by Directive Principles for substantive equality.

Topic Preamble - Equality Principle
Exam Relevance Equality provisions question frequently asked in SSC, Railway, and Banking exams