UPSC Indian Polity – Chapter 9: Fundamental Duties (25 MCQs)

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UPSC Indian Polity – Chapter 9: Fundamental Duties (25 MCQs) – 25 questions, subject: Polity. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  

The Fundamental Duties were added to the Constitution on the recommendation of the:

Correct Answer: A [Sardar Swaran Singh Committee]

Explanation:

the Swaran Singh Committee (1976).

2.  

The Fundamental Duties are contained in:

Correct Answer: A [Part IVA, Article 51A]

Explanation:

Part IVA, Article 51A.

3.  

Consider the following statements:

1. The 42nd Amendment Act, 1976 added ten Fundamental Duties.
2. The 86th Amendment Act, 2002 added one Fundamental Duty.
3. The Swaran Singh Committee recommended ten Fundamental Duties.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Correct Answer: C [1 and 2 only]

Explanation:

the Committee recommended eight duties.

4.  

The Fundamental Duty added by the 86th Amendment Act, 2002 concerns:

Correct Answer: D [education of children between six and fourteen years by their parents or guardians]

Explanation:

clause (k).

5.  

How many of the following are Fundamental Duties?

1. To develop the scientific temper, humanism and the spirit of inquiry and reform
2. To renounce practices derogatory to the dignity of women
3. To pay taxes honestly
4. To value and preserve the rich heritage of our composite culture

Correct Answer: C [Only three]

Explanation:

1, 2 and 4; paying taxes is not a Fundamental Duty.

6.  

"To have compassion for living creatures" is part of which clause of Article 51A?

Correct Answer: A [51A(g)]

Explanation:

environment and compassion for living creatures.

7.  

Assertion (A): A court may consider a Fundamental Duty in deciding whether a law imposes a reasonable restriction on a Fundamental Right.

Reason (R): Fundamental Duties are directly enforceable by the courts through writs.

Correct Answer: C [A is correct but R is not correct]

Explanation:

duties are non-justiciable, but courts use them in interpretation.

8.  

Which of the following is NOT a Fundamental Duty?

Correct Answer: D [To promote the educational and economic interests of the weaker sections]

Explanation:

this is a Directive Principle (Article 46).

9.  

Consider the following statements about the Fundamental Duties:

1. They apply only to citizens.
2. Some of them are moral duties and some are civic duties.
3. Parliament cannot make laws to give effect to them.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Correct Answer: A [1 and 2 only]

Explanation:

Parliament can give effect to them by law.

10.  

The Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971 gives effect to which Fundamental Duty?

Correct Answer: B [51A(a) – respect for the National Flag and Anthem]

Explanation:

respect for national symbols.

11.  

The idea of Fundamental Duties in the Indian Constitution was inspired by the Constitution of:

Correct Answer: C [the former USSR]

Explanation:

the former Soviet Union.

12.  

Which recommendation of the Swaran Singh Committee was NOT accepted?

Correct Answer: B [A duty to pay taxes]

Explanation:

the duty to pay taxes was not adopted.

13.  

Match List I (Clause of Article 51A) with List II (Duty):

List I: A. 51A(c) B. 51A(f) C. 51A(h) D. 51A(i)

List II: 1. Scientific temper 2. Composite culture 3. Public property 4. Sovereignty, unity and integrity

Correct Answer: A [A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3]

Explanation:

sovereignty, culture, science, public property.

14.  

A State law bans a festival practice on the ground that it causes cruelty to animals. The organisers challenge it under Article 19(1)(g). Which constitutional provision will the State most usefully cite in defence?

Correct Answer: D [Article 51A(g)]

Explanation:

compassion for living creatures supports the reasonableness of the restriction.

15.  

Arrange the following in chronological order:

1. Verma Committee on Fundamental Duties
2. 42nd Amendment Act
3. 86th Amendment Act
4. Swaran Singh Committee

Select the correct answer:

Correct Answer: D [4-2-1-3]

Explanation:

1976 (Committee), 1976 (42nd), 1999, 2002.

16.  

The duty "to safeguard public property and to abjure violence" is in which clause of Article 51A?

Correct Answer: B [Clause (i)]

Explanation:

Article 51A(i) reads: to safeguard public property and to abjure violence.

17.  

The duty to renounce practices derogatory to the dignity of women is part of which clause of Article 51A?

Correct Answer: B [Clause (e)]

Explanation:

with the duty to promote harmony.

18.  

The Fundamental Duties in Article 51A are addressed to:

Correct Answer: A [citizens only]

Explanation:

"It shall be the duty of every citizen of India".

19.  

In Animal Welfare Board of India v. A. Nagaraja (2014), the Supreme Court:

Correct Answer: B [banned bull-taming sports, reading Article 51A(g) and (h) with Article 21]

Explanation:

The 2014 judgment held jallikattu and bullock-cart races violated the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, reading Article 51A(g) and (h) with Article 21.

20.  

On 18 May 2023 a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court:

Correct Answer: C [upheld the State amendments permitting jallikattu, kambala and bullock-cart races]

Explanation:

the States were held competent to make these laws.

21.  
UPSC Prelims 2011

Under the Constitution of India, which one of the following is not a fundamental duty?

Correct Answer: A [To vote in public elections]

Explanation:

voting is not a Fundamental Duty.

22.  
UPSC Prelims 2012

Which of the following is/are among the Fundamental Duties of citizens laid down in the Indian Constitution?

1. To preserve the rich heritage of our composite culture
2. To protect the weaker sections from social injustice
3. To develop the scientific temper and spirit of inquiry
4. To strive towards excellence in all spheres of individual and collective activity

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Correct Answer: C [1, 3 and 4]

Explanation:

clauses (f), (h) and (j).

23.  
UPSC Prelims 2015

"To uphold and protect the Sovereignty, Unity and Integrity of India" is a provision made in the

Correct Answer: D [Fundamental Duties]

Explanation:

Article 51A(c).

24.  
UPSC Prelims 2017

Which of the following statements is/are true of the Fundamental Duties of an Indian citizen?

1. A legislative process has been provided to enforce these duties.
2. They are correlative to legal duties.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Correct Answer: D [Neither 1 nor 2]

Explanation:

neither statement is true.

25.  
UPSC Prelims 2017

In the context of India, which one of the following is the correct relationship between Rights and Duties?

Correct Answer: A [Rights are correlative with Duties.]

Explanation:

every right implies a corresponding duty.

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