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Correct Answer: Option (C) — 2 and 3
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Standard Reference VerifiedStatement 1 is incorrect: Free and compulsory education for children in the 6–14 age group was made a Fundamental Right under Article 21A by the 86th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2002 (not the 76th Amendment).
Statement 2 is correct: Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan includes a component for computer-aided learning to bridge the digital divide in rural areas.
Statement 3 is correct: The 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act of 1976 transferred education from the State List to the Concurrent List (Entry 25).
Knowing that elementary education as a Fundamental Right was introduced via the landmark 86th Amendment Act immediately eliminates statement 1 and leaves option (c).
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