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Fundamental Duties — UPSC Prelims Quiz

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What Citizens Owe the Republic: The Eleven Fundamental Duties and Their Constitutional Significance•medium•16 questions•~15 min

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Question 01

easy

The Fundamental Duties of Indian citizens are contained in which Part and Article of the Constitution?

Question 02

easy

The inclusion of Fundamental Duties in the Indian Constitution was primarily inspired by which country's constitutional framework?

Question 03

easy

Which constitutional amendment introduced Fundamental Duties in the Indian Constitution for the first time?

Question 04

medium

The Swaran Singh Committee (1976) recommended inclusion of how many Fundamental Duties in the Constitution?

Question 05

medium

Which of the following recommendations of the Swaran Singh Committee was NOT accepted by the Congress government while enacting the 42nd Amendment?

Question 06

easy

The eleventh Fundamental Duty — relating to providing educational opportunities to children aged 6 to 14 — was added by which constitutional amendment?

Question 07

medium

Which of the following statements correctly describes the legal enforceability of Fundamental Duties?

Question 08

easy

To whom do the Fundamental Duties under Article 51A apply?

Question 09

hard

In 1992, the Supreme Court made an important ruling connecting Fundamental Duties and judicial review. Which of the following correctly captures that ruling?

Question 10

medium

Among the following, which country's constitution is described in the source as being 'perhaps the only democratic constitution in the world' that explicitly contains a list of citizen duties?

Question 11

hard

Which of the following duties was a recommendation of the Swaran Singh Committee but was NOT incorporated in the Constitution by the 42nd Amendment?

Question 12

medium

The Verma Committee on Fundamental Duties (1999) identified which existing law as providing protection against disrespect to the Constitution, the National Flag and the National Anthem?

Question 13

medium

The Fundamental Duty to 'develop scientific temper, humanism and the spirit of inquiry and reform' falls under which clause of Article 51A?

Question 14

hard

Despite strong opposition to many provisions of the 42nd Constitutional Amendment by the Janata Government (1977–79), why did that government not repeal the Fundamental Duties chapter?

Question 15

medium

Which of the following is a valid criticism of the Fundamental Duties as listed in the Constitution?

Question 16

hard

Which among the following correctly identifies a pair of a Fundamental Duty and the corresponding existing law as identified by the Verma Committee (1999)?

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