Multiple choice

When was untouchability abolished?

  1. 1967

  2. 1989

  3. 1949

  4. 2001
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Explanation

Untouchability was formally abolished by Article 17 of the Constitution of India, which was adopted by the Constituent Assembly in 1949. This landmark constitutional provision made the practice of untouchability illegal and punishable by law. The other years do not mark this specific constitutional milestone.

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