Political Science · Political Institutions in India
UGC NET December 2018 Political Science
Which of the following statements about Fundamental Duties is/are not correct?
- I. The Fundamental Duties are incorporated in Article 51A (Part IV-A) of Constitution.
- II. The Fundamental Duties were inserted in the Constitution by the 42nd Constitution Amendment Act, 1976.
- III. The Fundamental Duties have to be fulfilled by every person living in India.
- IV. The eleventh Fundamental Duty was added by the 86th Constitution Amendment Act, 2006.
AI and II are not correct
BII and III are not correct
CIII and IV are not correct ✓ Correct
DOnly III is not correct
Correct answer: (C) III and IV are not correct — The statements that are not correct are III and IV, which is option (3).
Explanation
★The statements that are not correct are III and IV, which is option (3).
★Statement III is incorrect because the Fundamental Duties apply specifically to the citizens of India, not to every person living in the country.
★Foreigners living in India are not bound by the Fundamental Duties under Article 51A.
★Statement IV is incorrect because the eleventh Fundamental Duty was added by the 86th Amendment of 2002, not 2006.
★That amendment added the duty of a parent or guardian to provide education to a child between the ages of six and fourteen.
★Statement I is correct, because the Fundamental Duties are indeed in Article 51A in Part IV-A.
★Statement II is correct, because the Fundamental Duties were inserted by the 42nd Amendment of 1976.
★The duties were added on the recommendation of the Swaran Singh Committee.
★Originally there were ten Fundamental Duties, and the eleventh was added in 2002.
★The same 86th Amendment also inserted Article 21A, making elementary education a fundamental right.
★The Fundamental Duties are non justiciable and are meant to guide the conduct of citizens.
★The trap in this question is the year of the 86th Amendment and the word person instead of citizen.
★The Fundamental Duties are listed only in Article 51A, a single article of the Constitution.
★They were inspired by the Constitution of the former Soviet Union.
★For NET, fix that Fundamental Duties bind citizens, not all persons, and that the eleventh duty came in 2002 by the 86th Amendment.
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