Fundamental Duties FAQs

1. Which of the following did the original Constitution of India, as adopted, contain?

2. In which year were Fundamental Duties first added to the Constitution?

3. One more Fundamental Duty was added to the Constitution in which year?

4. The Fundamental Duties in the Indian Constitution are inspired by the Constitution of which country?

5. Among major democratic countries, which is the only Constitution that specifically contains a list of duties of citizens?

6. In which year was the Sardar Swaran Singh Committee set up to make recommendations on Fundamental Duties?

7. The need and necessity for Fundamental Duties was felt during the operation of which event?

8. The Swaran Singh Committee's recommendations on Fundamental Duties were accepted and enacted through which Amendment Act?

9. The 42nd Amendment Act, 1976 added which new Part to the Constitution for Fundamental Duties?

10. Part IVA of the Constitution, dealing with Fundamental Duties, consists of how many Articles?

11. Consider the following statements regarding the numbering of Fundamental Duties: (I) The Swaran Singh Committee suggested the incorporation of eight Fundamental Duties (II) The 42nd Amendment Act, 1976 included ten Fundamental Duties (III) At present, following the 86th Amendment Act, there are eleven Fundamental Duties Which of the above is/are correct?

12. Consider the following recommendations of the Swaran Singh Committee: (I) Parliament may impose penalty or punishment for non-compliance with the duties (II) No law imposing such penalty shall be questioned in court on grounds of infringement of Fundamental Rights (III) Duty to pay taxes should also be a Fundamental Duty Which of the above were NOT accepted by the Congress Party and hence not incorporated into the Constitution?

13. Which of the following is a Fundamental Duty under Article 51A?

14. Which of the following is present among the Fundamental Duties under Article 51A?

15. "To develop scientific temper, humanism and the spirit of inquiry and reform" is a duty under which Article?

16. Which Fundamental Duty was added by the 86th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2002?

17. How many Fundamental Duties does Article 51A presently list, following the 86th Amendment Act?

18. Consider the following regarding the nature of Fundamental Duties: (I) Some duties are moral in nature while others are civic (II) They refer to values that have been part of Indian tradition, mythology, religions and practices (III) They are confined to citizens only and do not extend to foreigners Which of the above is/are correct?

19. Which of the following Fundamental Rights Articles is available to all persons, whether citizens or foreigners?

20. Like the Directive Principles of State Policy, the Fundamental Duties are:

21. Critics argue that the list of Fundamental Duties is not exhaustive because it fails to cover which of the following?

22. Who criticised the phrases used in the Fundamental Duties, such as 'noble ideals', 'composite culture' and 'scientific temper', as vague and difficult for the common man to understand?

23. Which critic argued that the inclusion of Fundamental Duties in the Constitution was superfluous, since over 99.9% of citizens were already law-abiding?

24. Critics argue that placing the Fundamental Duties as an appendage to which Part has reduced their value, and that they should instead have been added after Part III to keep them on par with Fundamental Rights?

25. In which case did the Supreme Court hold that Article 51A (Fundamental Duties) can be used to interpret ambiguous laws to determine their constitutionality?

26. In the Ramlila Maidan Incident case (2012), the Supreme Court observed that a common thread runs through which Parts of the Constitution?

27. Fundamental Duties are enforceable by law, in the sense that Parliament can provide for which of the following upon failure to fulfil them?

28. Who, as the then Law Minister, justified incorporating Fundamental Duties in the Constitution after twenty-six years of its inauguration, citing a need for a "sobering effect" on anti-national and unconstitutional agitations?

29. Which Prime Minister justified the inclusion of Fundamental Duties as helping to strengthen democracy by establishing a balance between rights and duties?

30. Which government, in the post-emergency period, chose not to annul the Fundamental Duties despite the Opposition's earlier objections to their inclusion?

31. The Janata Government sought to undo many changes introduced by the 42nd Amendment Act (1976) through which two subsequent Amendment Acts?

32. The Verma Committee on Fundamental Duties of the Citizens, which identified existing legal provisions for the implementation of some Fundamental Duties, was set up in which year?

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