Which one of the following Fundamental Rights is subject to public order, morality and health and to the other provisions of part III of Indian Constitution?

Correct option is B

The correct answer is (b) Freedom of conscience and free profession, practice and propagation of religion

Explanation:
• Article 25 of the Indian Constitution grants the freedom of conscience and the right to freely profess, practice, and propagate religion.
• However, this right is explicitly made subject to public order, morality, and health and to the other provisions of Part III.
• This means the State can restrict religious practices if they interfere with the health of the public, social morality, or the maintenance of peace and order.
• For example, the use of loudspeakers at night for religious purposes can be restricted in the interest of public health and order.

Information Booster:
• Article 25 also allows the State to regulate secular activities (economic, financial, political) associated with religious practice.
• It specifically provides for social reform, such as throwing open Hindu religious institutions of a public character to all classes and sections of Hindus.

Additional Knowledge:
(a) Prohibition of traffic in human beings...: .
• Covered under Article 23, this right is absolute in prohibiting these practices, though the state can impose compulsory service for public purposes.
(c) Protection against arrest and detention...: .
• Covered under Article 22, this right has its own specific procedural safeguards and exceptions (like preventive detention) rather than a general "public order, morality, and health" clause.
(d) Freedom to manage religious affairs: .
• Covered under Article 26, this right belongs to religious denominations. While it is subject to public order, morality, and health, Option (b) (Article 25) is the primary individual right framed with this specific set of restrictions.