Here is Question No. 47 a part of our series on UPSC Prelims 2017
Q47. In the context of India, which one of the following is the correct relationship between Rights and Duties?
a) Rights are correlative with Duties.
b) Rights are personal and hence independent of society and Duties
c) Rights, not Duties are important for the advancement of the personality of the citizen
d) Duties, not Rights are important for the stability of the State.
The correct answer is option 1.
- 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.
- Fundamental Rights
- Fundamental Rights are addressed in Articles 12-35 of Part III of the Indian Constitution.
- Fundamental rights can be enforced in a court of law.
- Rights and duties are inextricably linked and cannot be separated. Hence, option 1 is correct.
- One cannot enjoy a right if others do not perform their responsibilities.
- The state protects and enforces rights, and all citizens must be loyal to the state.
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