83.“To uphold and protect the Sovereignty, Unity and
Integrity of India” is a provision made in the
- a) Preamble of the Constitution
- b) Directive Principles of State Policy
- c) Fundamental Rights
- d) Fundamental Duties
The correct answer is Fundamental Duties.
- To defend and protect the Sovereignty, Unity, and Integrity of India is a provision mentioned in Article 51-A of the Constitution, which is about Fundamental Duties if you try to concentrate on the entire sentence. Therefore, Option 4 is correct.
- The following are the eleven Fundamental Duties:
- To abide by the Constitution and respect its ideals and institutions, the National Flag and the National Anthem.
- To cherish and follow the noble ideals which inspired our national struggle for freedom.
- To uphold and protect the sovereignty, unity, and integrity of India.
- To defend the country and render national service when called upon to do so.
- To promote harmony and the spirit of common brotherhood amongst all the people of India transcending religious, linguistic and regional or sectional diversities; to renounce practices derogatory to the dignity of women.
- To value and preserve the rich heritage of our composite culture.
- To protect and improve the natural environment including forests, lakes, rivers, and wildlife and to have compassion for living creatures.
- To develop the scientific temper, humanism and the spirit of inquiry and reform.
- To safeguard public property and to abjure violence.
- To strive towards excellence in all spheres of individual and collective activity, so that the nation constantly rises to higher levels of endeavour and achievement.
- To provide opportunities for education to his child or ward between the age of six to fourteen years. This duty was added by the 86th Constitutional Amendment Act, of 2002.
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