Article 21 of the Constitution of India includes 1. Rights of transgenders 2. Rights of craniopagus twins 3. Rights of mentally retarded women to bear a child Select the correct answer using the code given below :

CDS 2017 PYQ with Answer — Article 21 of the Constitution of India includes 1. Rights of transge…

2017 · Q71

Article 21 of the Constitution of India includes

1Rights of transgenders
2Rights of craniopagus twins
3Rights of mentally retarded women to bear a child

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

General KnowledgeIndian Polity and Governance

A1 only
B1 and 2 only
C2 and 3 only
D1, 2 and 3

Explanation

In NALSA v. Union of India (2014) the Supreme Court recognized the rights of transgender persons under Article 21. The Court has also adjudicated the rights of craniopagus (conjoined) twins in the course of medical-jurisprudence rulings. And in Suchita Srivastava v. Chandigarh Administration (2010) it upheld the reproductive rights of mentally retarded women, including the right to bear a child. All three rights have thus been recognized under Article 21 — hence 1, 2 and 3.