If employment in an institution is denied only on the basis of religion, which right is primarily affected?

Equal opportunity and non-discrimination

Direct answer: B is correct. If a qualified person is refused employment only because of religion, the central problem is unequal treatment and discrimination in access to public employment or an institutional opportunity. The principle of equality requires that people should not be unfairly excluded on prohibited grounds, and religion is a protected ground in the constitutional scheme. Option B directly identifies equal opportunity and non-discrimination. Option A is not the best answer because propagation concerns communicating or spreading religious beliefs, not a refusal of employment. Option C concerns child labour and does not address religion-based selection. Option D names a writ used to question a person’s legal right to hold a public office; it is not the primary right violated in this fact pattern. The important reasoning step is to identify the basis of the denial: the denial is based on religion, so equality is the main issue. Memory cue: religion-based job denial means equality problem, not a propagation problem.

This is a Class 9 Civics question. Chapter: Democratic Rights. Topic: Right to Equality.