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 :
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Answer: D. Statement 1 is wrong: the Constitution provides no legislative process to enforce the Fundamental Duties in Article 51A. They are non-justiciable, though Parliament can make laws on some of them. Statement 2 is wrong: they are moral and civic duties, not tied to legal duties. So neither is correct.
Watch for: Watch for Acts like the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971. They give effect to some duties, but the Constitution does not set up an enforcement process.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because no legislative process to enforce the duties is laid down.
- B. Wrong because the duties are moral obligations, not correlative to legal duties.
- C. Wrong because both statements are false.
Source to check: Constitution of India, Part IVA, Article 51A; NCERT Class 11 Indian Constitution at Work, Chapter 2 'Rights in the Indian Constitution'; Swaran Singh Committee (1976)
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