Here is Question No. 36 a part of our series on UPSC Prelims 2017
Q36. Which of the following statements is/are true of the Fundamental Duties of an Indian citizen?
- A legislative process has been provided to enforce these duties.
- They are correlative to legal duties.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
The correct answer is Neither 1 nor 2.
- Fundamental Duties:
- The 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act of 1976 incorporated the fundamental duties into Part IV-A of our constitution.
- Article 51 A of the constitution currently lists eleven fundamental duties.
- The concept of Fundamental Duties was borrowed from the former Soviet Union.
- Originally, there were ten duties; however, the eleventh Fundamental duty was added through the 86th Amendment Act of 2002.
- The Swaran Singh Committee recommended that Fundamental Duties be included in the Indian Constitution.
- Fundamental duties are not enforceable.
- There is no legislative process in place to compel citizens to carry out their responsibilities. Hence, statement 1 is false. A legal duty must be carried out under the law. Hence, there is no relationship between legal and fundamental duties. Hence, statement 2 is incorrect.
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