Indian Polity MCQs – 1 ( Historical Background of Constitution)
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Indian Polity MCQs – 10 (Fundamental Duties)
Fundamental Duties MCQs with answers and explanations for preparation of UPSC, BPSC, UPPSC and other State PSC Examinations
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1. Which of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution contains Fundamental Duties?
(a) 45 A
(b) 51 A
(c) 42
(d) 30B
Correct Answer: (b) 51 A
- The Fundamental Duties of citizens are mentioned in Article 51 A of the Indian Constitution.
2. The Fundamental Duties are mentioned in:
(a) Part-IV(A)
(b) Part-IV
(c) Part-III
(d) Part-VI(A)
Correct Answer: (a) Part-IV(A)
- The Fundamental Duties of citizens are mentioned in Part-IV A of the Indian Constitution.
3. Which of the following are Fundamental Duties?
(a) Safeguarding public property
(b) Protecting the sovereignty, integrity and unity of India
(c) Developing scientific temper and humanism
(d) All the above
Correct Answer: (d) All the above
- Fundamental Duties as mentioned in the constitution states that It shall be the duty of every citizen of India:
- To abide by the Constitution and respect its ideals and institutions, the National Flag and the National Anthem
- To cherish and follow the noble ideals which inspired our national struggle for freedom
- To uphold and 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 and 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 and fourteen years.
4. Which of the following committees suggested the incorporation of Fundamental Duties in the Indian Constitution?
(a) Malhotra Committee
(b) Raghavan Committee
(c) Swaran Singh Committee
(d) Narasimhan Committee
Correct Answer: (c) Swaran Singh Committee
- Fundamental Duties were incorporated in the Indian Constitution by the Constitution (Forty-Second Amendment) Act, 1976 upon the recommendations of the Swaran Singh Committee.
5. The Fundamental Duties were included in the Constitution of India by which of the following Amendment Act?
(a) 40th Amendment Act
(b) 44th Amendment Act
(c) 43rd Amendment Act
(d) 42nd Amendment Act
Correct Answer: (d) 42nd Amendment Act
- Fundamental Duties were incorporated in the Indian Constitution by the Constitution (Forty-Second Amendment) Act, 1976.
6. Which of the following are Fundamental Duties of an Indian citizen according to Article 51-A of the Constitution?
- To believe in socialism, secularism and democracy
- To abide by the Constitution and respect the National Flag and the National Anthem
- To protect the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India
- To preserve the rich heritage of the country’s composite culture
- To help the poor and weaker sections of the society
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 3, 4 and 5
(d) 1, 4 and 5
Correct Answer: (b) 2, 3 and 4
- To believe in socialism, secularism and democracy is not a Fundamental Duty.
- To help the poor and weaker sections of the society is not a Fundamental Duty.
- Fundamental duties:
- To abide by the Constitution and respect its ideals and institutions, the National Flag and the National Anthem
- To cherish and follow the noble ideals which inspired our national struggle for freedom
- To uphold and 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 and 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 and fourteen years.
7. Which of the following statements regarding the Fundamental Duties contained in the Indian Constitution are correct?
- Fundamental duties can be enforced through writ jurisdiction.
- Fundamental duties are part of the Indian Constitution since its adoption.
- Fundamental duties became a part of the Constitution in accordance with the recommendations of the sardar Swaran Singh Committee.
- Fundamental duties are applicable only to citizens of India.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1, 2 and 4
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 3 and 4
Correct Answer: (d) 3 and 4
- Fundamental duties are non justiciable in nature and hence can not be enforced through writ jurisdiction.
- Fundamental Duties were incorporated in the Indian Constitution by the Constitution (Forty-Second Amendment) Act, 1976.
- Fundamental duties became a part of the Constitution in accordance with the recommendations of the sardar Swaran Singh Committee.
- Fundamental duties are applicable only to citizens of India and not to the aliens.
8. Which of the following duties have been prescribed by the Indian Constitution as Fundamental Duties ?
- To defend the country
- To pay income tax
- To preserve the rich heritage of our composite culture
- To safeguard public property
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and 4
(d) 1, 3 and 4
Correct Answer: (d) 1, 3 and 4
- Fundamental duties:
- To abide by the Constitution and respect its ideals and institutions, the National Flag and the National Anthem
- To cherish and follow the noble ideals which inspired our national struggle for freedom
- To uphold and 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 and 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 and fourteen years.
- To pay the income tax is not a fundamental duty.
9. In which of the following years the Fundamental Duties were added to the Constitution of India?
(a) 1965
(b) 1976
(c) 1979
(d) 1982
Correct Answer: (b) 1976
- Fundamental Duties were incorporated in the Indian Constitution by the Constitution (Forty-Second Amendment) Act, 1976.
10. Which one among the following is a Fundamental Duties of citizens under the Constitution of India ?
(a) To provide cooperation to the people of the neighboring countries
(b) To protect monuments of national importance
(c) To defend the country and render national service when called upon to do so
(d) To know more and more about the history and culture of India
Correct Answer: (c) To defend the country and render national service when called upon to do so
- “To defend the country and render national service when called upon to do so” is a Fundamental Duty.
- “To protect monuments of national importance” is part of Directive principles of State Policy.
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