Political Science · Political Institutions in India
UGC NET Jan 2017 Political Science
Given below are two statements, one labeled as Assertion (A) and the other labeled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
Assertion (A): Assertion (A): Fundamental Duties are non-justiciable.
Reason (R): Reason (R): They are supposed to inculcate a sense of patriotic and sensible citizenship.
ABoth A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
BBoth A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A ✓ Correct
CA is true, but R is false
DA is false, but R is true
Correct answer: (B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A — Both the Assertion and the Reason are true, but the Reason is not the correct explanation of the Assertion, which is option (2).
Explanation
★Both the Assertion and the Reason are true, but the Reason is not the correct explanation of the Assertion, which is option (2).
★The Assertion that Fundamental Duties are non justiciable is true.
★Non justiciable means that these duties cannot be enforced by a court of law.
★The Fundamental Duties are listed in Article 51A in Part IV-A of the Constitution.
★The Reason that they are meant to inculcate a sense of patriotic and sensible citizenship is also true.
★The duties are indeed intended to promote civic consciousness and responsibility among citizens.
★However, this purpose does not explain why the duties are non justiciable.
★The duties are non justiciable mainly because they are framed as moral obligations to be followed voluntarily.
★Their non enforceability is a matter of legal design, not of their motivating purpose.
★So both statements are true, but the Reason does not correctly explain the Assertion, giving option (2).
★The Fundamental Duties were added by the 42nd Amendment of 1976 on the advice of the Swaran Singh Committee.
★Like the Directive Principles, they cannot be enforced by the courts, though they guide citizens.
★Parliament can, however, enact laws to give effect to particular duties where it chooses.
★The distinction between a true reason and a correct explanation is the key skill tested here.
★For NET, remember that Fundamental Duties are non justiciable by design, and their civic purpose does not by itself explain that status.
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