In India, secularism has now been pronounced by the Supreme Court of India to be a part of the basic structure of the Constitution and cannot be done away with even by a constitutional amendment.[9] Articles 25 to 28 guarantee individuals as well as groups the right to freedom of religion. However, Article 25 restricts the exercise of this right in the interests of public order, morality and health and all other rights enumerated in Part III of the Constitution. Therefore, it is constitutional for the legislature to place social welfare and reform over and above religious interests. In fact, Article 17 of the Constitution is a rare example of a penal constitutional provision which criminalizes untouchability ; a practice that can essentially be traced to Hinduism. Article 25, itself specifies that the freedom of religion cannot be used to restrict access to Hindu places of worship to upper castes. This relatively lower position that has been accorded to the freedom of religion in the Constitution is starkly different from the manner in which this has been played out in courts and political arenas in India. Many recent constitutional controversies in India have focused on religious rights. 1. How many articles in the Constitution guarantee 'Right to freedom of religion? a. 7 b. 6 c. 12 d. 9 2. Which article restricts the Right to freedom of religion under the rights enumerated in Part III of the Constitution? a. 29 b. 17 c. 25 d. 27 3. Which article criminalizes untouchability? a. 25 b. 17 c. 28 d. 29 4. What do the constitutional controversies recently focus on? a. Religious rights b. Religious tolerance c. Religious interests d. Religious practice 5. What is secularism? a. State supports religion b. State is separate from religion c. State Policy framework d. State supports public​