PASSAGE
Now India' ** have a right-to receive at least eight years of education, the gnawing question is whether it will remain on paper or become a reality. One hardly needs a reminder that this right is different from the others enshrined in the Constitution, that the beneficiary – a six year old child cannot demand it, nor can she or he a legal battle when the right is denied or violated. In all cases, it is the society which must act on behalf of the child. In another peculiarity, where a child' right to education is denied, no compensation offered later can be adequate or relevant. This is so because childhood does not last. If a legal battle fought on behalf of a child is eventually won, it may be of little use to the boy or girl because the opportunity missed at school during childhood cannot serve the same purpose later in life. This may be painfully true for because our society permits them only a short childhood, if at all. The Right to Education (RTE) has become law at a point in India' history when the ghastly practice of female infanticide has resurfaced in the form of foeticide. This is "symptomatic of a deeper turmoil" in society which is compounding the traditional obstacles to the education of . Tenacious prejudice against the intellectual potential of **** runs across our cultural diversity and the system of education has not been able to dress it.
Which one of the following statements conveys the inference of the passage ?
(a) The society has a tenacious prejudice against the intellectual potential of *****.
(b) Adults cannot be relied upon to on behalf of *** for their Right to Education.
(c) The legal to get education for *** is often protracted and prohibitive.
(d) There is no sufficient substitute for education received in childhood.
