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Which one of the following statements relating to cultural and educational rights in India is not correct?

A.
Every section of the citizens has the right to conserve its language, script or culture.
B.
No citizen shall be denied admission into any educational institution maintained by the State or receiving aid out of State funds on grounds of religion, race or language.
C.
The State shall, in granting aid to educational institutions, discriminate against any educational institution on the ground that it is under the management of a majority community.
D.
All minorities, whether based on religion or language, shall have the right to establish and administer educational institutions of their choice.

Solution:

The correct answer is The State shall, in granting aid to educational institutions, discriminate against any educational institution on the ground that it is under the management of a majority community.Article 29 and 30 of the Indian constitution deals with Cultural and Educational Rights.Article 29:- Protection of interests of minorities.Any section of the citizens residing in the territory of India or any part thereof having a distinct language, script, or culture of its own shall have the right to conserve the same. Hence, statement 1 is correct.No citizen shall be denied admission into any educational institution maintained by the State or receiving aid out of State funds on grounds only of religion, race, caste, language, or any of them. Hence, statement 2 is correct.Article 30:- Right of minorities to establish and administer educational institutions.All minorities, whether based on religion or language, shall have the right to establish and administer educational institutions of their choice. Hence, statement 4 is correct.In making any law providing for the compulsory acquisition of any property of an educational the institution established and administered by a minority, referred to in clause (1), the State shall ensure that the amount fixed by or determined under such law for the acquisition of such property is such as would not restrict or abrogate the right guaranteed under that clause.The State shall not, in granting aid to educational institutions, discriminate against any educational institution on the ground that it is under the management of a minority, whether based on religion or language. Hence, statement 3 is not correct.

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