By which of the following amendment, Fundamental duties were added in the constitution?
- AOption (a)
42nd amendment
- BOption (b)
44th amendment
- COption (c)
46th amendment
- DOption (d)
51st amendment
हिंदी में देखें
निम्नलिखित में से किस संशोधन द्वारा मौलिक कर्तव्यों को संविधान में जोड़ा गया?
- (a)
42वां संशोधन
- (b)
44वां संशोधन
- (c)
46वां संशोधन
- (d)
51वां संशोधन
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Correct answer
42nd amendment
Why this answer is correct
The correct answer is Option 1 i.e. 42nd amendment.
Explanation:
- The feature of fundamental duties was borrowed from the constitution of the USSR (Now Russia).
- Fundamental duties are incorporated in the constitution by the 42nd amendment 1976. F.D was added in Part IV-A, article 51A of the constitution.
- Fundamental duties were added to the recommendation of the Swaran Singh committee in 1976.
- There were originally ten fundamental duties in the constitution, later 11th fundamental duty was added by the 86th constitutional amendment 2002.
- The 11th fundamental duty was related to free elementary education to children
- List of 11 fundamental duties:
- To abide by the constitution and respect its ideals and institutions, the National flag and the National anthem.
- To cherish and follow noble ideas that inspired the national struggle.
- To 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, 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 endeavor and achievement.
- Who is a parent or guardian, to provide opportunities for education to his child, or as the case may be, ward between the age of six to fourteen years.














