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1. In which year were fundamental Duties were added to the Indian Constitution?
A. 1987
B. 1976
C. 1981
D. 1975
ANSWER: B.1976
SOLUTION : Originally, the Indian constitution did not provide any formal list of duties for its citizens. But through the 42nd Constitutional Amendment, in 1976, fundamental duties were added to the Indian Constitution.
2. The addition of one more Fundamental Duty was held in the year _______.
A. 2000
B. 2001
C. 2002
D. 2003
ANSWER: C.2002
SOLUTION: Later there was an addition of one more Fundamental Duty in 2002 by the 86th Amendment Act. The Fundamental Duties in the Indian Constitution are inspired by the Constitution of the erstwhile USSR. 42nd Amendment Act, 1976 is one of the most important amendments to the Indian Constitution.
3. The Verma Committee on Fundamental Duties was founded in the year ________.
A. 1995
B. 1962
C. 1938
D. 1999
ANSWER :D.1999
SOLUTION:The Verma Committee on Fundamental Duties of the Citizens (1999) identified the existence of legal provisions for the implementation of some of the Fundamental Duties.
4. Which of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution contains Fundamental Duties?
A. 45 A
B. 51 A
C. 42
D. 30B
ANSWER: B.51 A
SOLUTION: The Fundamental Duties of citizens are mentioned in Article 51 A of the Indian Constitution.
5. The Fundamental Duties are mentioned in ______.
A. Part-IV(A)
B. Part-IV
C. Part-III
D. Part-VI(A)
ANSWER: A.Part-IV(A)
SOLUTION: The Fundamental Duties of citizens are mentioned in Part-IV A of the Indian Constitution.
6. 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
ANSWER:D.All the above
SOLUTION: All the above
7. 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
ANSWER: C.Swaran Singh Committee
SOLUTION: Swaran Singh Committee recommended the inclusion of Fundamental Duties in the Indian Constitution.
8. 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
ANSWER: D.42nd Amendment Act
SOLUTION: The fundamental duties which were added by the 42nd Amendment Act of the Constitution in 1976, in addition to creating and promoting culture, also strengthen the hands of the legislature in enforcing these duties vis-a-vis the fundamental rights.
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
ANSWER:B.1976
SOLUTION: Fundamental Duties were incorporated in the Indian Constitution by the Constitution (Forty-Second Amendment) Act, 1976.
10. The Fundamental Duties in the Constitution of India were adopted from ____________.
A. Canadian Constitution
B. USSR Constitution
C. USA Constitution
D. French Constitution
ANSWER: B.USSR Constitution
SOLUTION:Article 14 says that the State shall not deny to any person equality before the law or the equal protection of the laws within the territory of India.