If a citizen is denied entry into a hotel on the basis of religion, which Fundamental Right is affected?

Correct answer: Right to Equality

Correct answer: C, the Right to Equality. A hotel that is open to the public should not deny access to a citizen merely because of religion, when such discrimination is prohibited by law. The central issue is unequal treatment on a prohibited ground, so the Right to Equality is affected. A is wrong because freedom of religion protects a person’s conscience and religious belief or practice; the facts here focus on discriminatory denial of public access, not on preventing religious practice. B is wrong because exploitation concerns practices such as trafficking or forced labour, not ordinary discrimination in access. D is wrong as the Right to Constitutional Remedies is the route for seeking court protection after a right is violated; it is not the primary right whose equal-treatment guarantee was breached. Memory cue: “public place plus discriminatory exclusion equals equality issue.”