Under Article 23(2) of the Indian Constitution, the State can impose compulsory service for public purposes. While doing so, the State is prohibited from discriminating on which of the following grounds? 1. Religion 2. Race 3. Gender 4. Caste 5. Place of birth 6. Class Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Explanation

According to Article 23(2), the State can impose compulsory service for public purposes, but in imposing such service the State shall not make any discrimination on grounds only of religion, race, caste or class or any of them. Notably, gender, place of birth, and residence are not mentioned as prohibited grounds of discrimination under this clause, which means discrimination on those grounds is constitutionally permissible for imposing compulsory public service. Therefore, 1, 2, 4, and 6 are correct.