Article 26 Concept

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The Article 26 of the Indian Constitution deals with the ‘Freedom to Manage Religious Affairs’. Under this Article, the Constitution: 1. Guarantees the right to every religious denomination to establish and maintain institutions for religious purposes. 2. Defines ‘religious denomination’ as a collection of individuals having common spiritual beliefs organized under a distinctive name. 3. Provides that the rights under Article 26 are subjected to the fulfillment of other Fundamental Rights. 4. Prescribes ‘morality’ and ‘health’ as reasonable grounds to impose restrictions on these rights. How many of the above given statements is/are correct?