Q30. What was one of the reasons for including Fundamental Duties in the Constitution according to H. R. Gokhale?
[RRB NTPC Graduate Level CBT-II, 13 October 2025, Shift 2]
- (A) To create a legal framework for taxes
- (B) To address anti-national activities and subversive agitations
- (C) To enhance the rights of citizens
- (D) To strengthen democracy by balancing rights with duties
Answer: (D) To strengthen democracy by balancing rights with duties
Explanation: The recorded answer emphasises balancing constitutional rights with citizens’ responsibilities. Fundamental Duties remind individuals that democratic membership involves obligations towards society and the country. Their inclusion was intended to encourage responsible citizenship, rather than create another catalogue of enforceable rights.
Q29. How many Fundamental Duties were mentioned when the Constitution came into force in 1950?
[RPF Constable 2024 recruitment, 10 March 2025, Shift 2]
- (A) 8
- (B) 11
- (C) 0
- (D) 10
Answer: (C) 0
Explanation: No Fundamental Duties appeared in the original Constitution when it commenced on 26 January 1950. The 42nd Amendment inserted ten duties in 1976. One further duty concerning educational opportunities for children aged six to fourteen was added in 2002.
Q28. How many Fundamental Duties are there for citizens of India?
[SSC GD Constable, 20 February 2025, Shift 2]
- (A) 8
- (B) 6
- (C) 10
- (D) 11
Answer: (D) 11
Explanation: India presently has eleven Fundamental Duties under Article 51A. Ten were inserted by the 42nd Amendment in 1976, while the 86th Amendment added a parent’s or guardian’s duty to provide educational opportunities for children aged six to fourteen.
Q27. Which of the following is NOT a Fundamental Duty of Indian citizens?
[SSC CGL Tier-I, 12 September 2024, Shift 2]
- (A) To develop scientific temper, humanism and the spirit of inquiry and reform
- (B) To safeguard public property and to abjure violence
- (C) To cherish and follow the noble ideals that inspired the national freedom struggle
- (D) Mandatory national service of five years
Answer: (D) Mandatory national service of five years
Explanation: Article 51A(d) requires citizens to defend India and render national service when called upon. It does not prescribe a compulsory five-year service term. Scientific temper, protection of public property and remembrance of freedom-struggle ideals are all expressly included in Article 51A.
Q26. Which committee is related to Fundamental Duties?
[SSC CHSL Tier-I, 5 July 2024, Shift 4]
- (A) L. M. Singhvi Committee
- (B) Verma Committee
- (C) Vasantrao Naik Committee
- (D) Rajamannar Committee
Answer: (B) Verma Committee
Explanation: The Justice J. S. Verma Committee examined how Fundamental Duties could be taught and operationalised, including existing legal measures relevant to them. The earlier Swaran Singh Committee had recommended constitutional inclusion. These committees played different roles in the development of duties.
Q25. How many Fundamental Duties were recommended for insertion in the Indian Constitution by the Swaran Singh Committee?
[SSC CHSL Tier-I, 4 July 2024, Shift 2]
- (A) 9
- (B) 8
- (C) 7
- (D) 6
Answer: (B) 8
Explanation: The Swaran Singh Committee recommended eight duties. The government ultimately inserted ten through the 42nd Amendment in 1976. A later addition by the 86th Amendment of 2002 brought the constitutional total to eleven, so committee recommendations and enacted duties differ.
Q24. How many Fundamental Duties of citizens were enumerated by the 42nd Amendment adopted in 1976?
[SSC JE Mechanical, 7 June 2024, Shift 2]
- (A) 9
- (B) 10
- (C) 11
- (D) 13
Answer: (B) 10
Explanation: The 42nd Constitutional Amendment inserted ten duties, not the eleven now in force. The eleventh, linked to providing opportunities for children’s education, came through the 86th Amendment in 2002. This distinction is crucial in questions about the original list.
Q23. Which of the following is not a Fundamental Duty under the Indian Constitution?
[WBCS (Executive) Preliminary Examination 2023]
- (A) To protect monuments of national importance
- (B) To develop scientific temper
- (C) To uphold the unity and integrity of the nation
- (D) None of the above
Answer: (A) To protect monuments of national importance
Explanation: Protection of monuments of national importance is addressed through other constitutional and statutory arrangements; it is not listed in Article 51A. By contrast, developing scientific temper and protecting India’s unity and integrity are explicit duties under clauses (h) and (c), respectively.
Q22. Which of the following Fundamental Duties was added by the 86th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2002?
[SSC MTS, 14 September 2023, Shift 1]
- (A) To respect the Constitution, National Flag and National Anthem
- (B) To protect the natural environment and show compassion for living creatures
- (C) To provide opportunities for education to a child or ward aged six to fourteen
- (D) To cherish the noble ideals of the national freedom struggle
Answer: (C) To provide opportunities for education to a child or ward aged six to fourteen
Explanation: Article 51A(k), inserted by the 86th Amendment, places responsibility on parents and guardians to provide educational opportunities for children aged six to fourteen. The same amendment introduced Article 21A on the right to education. Other listed duties date from 1976.
Q21. In India, which of the following statements is NOT correct about Fundamental Duties?
[SSC CHSL Tier-I, 17 August 2023, Shift 1]
- (A) To encourage common brotherhood
- (B) To develop scientific temper
- (C) To organise village panchayats
- (D) To protect the country
Answer: (C) To organise village panchayats
Explanation: Organising village panchayats is a Directive Principle in Article 40, addressed to the State. Article 51A instead places duties on citizens, including promoting brotherhood, developing scientific temper and defending the country when called upon. The distinction separates public-policy directions from citizen obligations.
