Part IV-A of the Constitution of India deals with which one of the following areas?
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Answer B (official UPSC key)Part IV-A → Fundamental Duties
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Fundamental Duties: 30 previous year questions
UPSC has asked 30 questions on Fundamental Duties between 1979 and 2025: CDS 10 · CSE 10 · CAPF 6 · CISF (LDCE) 3 · NDA 1. 17 of them came after 2015, so this is a live topic examiners keep returning to. 10 were set in Civil Services Prelims; the rest come from UPSC's other papers, which draw on the same question bank.
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Consider the following : 1. Respect the National Song of India 2. Renounce practices derogatory to the dignity of women 3. Abjure violence 4. Render military service when called upon to do so Which of the above is/are Fundamental Duties under the Constitution of India ?
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Answer B (official UPSC key)Fundamental Duties → renounce practices derogatory to the dignity of women | abjure violence | NOT: respect the National Song | NOT: render military service when called upon
Which of the following statements with reference to the Constitution of India is/are correct ? 1. It is obligatory on the part of every foreigner who is in India to observe Fundamental Duties given in the Constitution of India. 2. Some Fundamental Rights, given in the Constitution of India, are available to foreign nationals who are in India. Select the answer using the code given below :
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Answer B (official UPSC key)Some FRs are available to foreign nationals in India | NOT: foreigners in India are obliged to observe Fundamental Duties
Consider the following pairs: Provision in the Constitution of India Stated under I. Separation of Judiciary from the Executive in the public The Directive Principles of services of the State State Policy II. Valuing and preserving the rich heritage of our composite The Fundamental Duties culture III. Prohibition of employment of children below the age of 14 The Fundamental Rights years in factories How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
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Answer C (official UPSC key)Separation of Judiciary from Executive → DPSP | valuing and preserving composite culture → Fundamental Duties | no employment of children below 14 in factories → Fundamental Rights
In Part-IVA of the Constitution of India, which one of the following is not mentioned as a duty of every citizen of India ?
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Answer C (official UPSC key)NOT a duty in Part IV-A → to value and preserve a 'unitary' national culture
Which one of the following is included in Article 51A (Part IV A) of the Constitution of India ?
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Answer A (official UPSC key)Article 51A (Part IV-A) → Fundamental Duties
In relation to the fundamental duties enshrined in the Constitution of India, which one of the following is NOT correct ?
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Answer D (official UPSC key)NOT: Fundamental Duties may not be used for determining the constitutionality of laws
Which one of the following was added as a fundamental duty through the Constitution (86th Amendment) Act, 2002?
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Answer B (official UPSC key)Added as a Fundamental Duty by the 86th Amendment (2002) → to provide opportunities for education to one's child aged 6–14
Which one of the following is not a Fundamental Duty of the Indian citizens ?
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Answer C (official UPSC key)NOT a Fundamental Duty → to safeguard 'all' property
“To cherish and follow the noble ideas which inspired our national struggle for freedom” is a provision of which one of the following of the Constitution of India ?
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Answer B (official UPSC key)'To cherish and follow the noble ideals which inspired our national struggle for freedom' → a Fundamental Duty
Which one of the following is not enumerated in the Constitution of India as a fundamental duty of citizens of India?
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Answer D (official UPSC key)NOT a Fundamental Duty → to promote international peace and security
Which one of the following concerns has found a place in both Fundamental Duties and Directive Principles of State Policy? .
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Answer B (official UPSC key)In both Fundamental Duties and DPSP → protection and improvement of environment, forests and wildlife
The provision under Article 51A of the Constitution of India relates to the :
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Answer D (official UPSC key)Article 51A → Fundamental Duties
In the context of India, which one of the following is the correct relationship between Rights and Duties?
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Answer A (official UPSC key)Rights and Duties → correlative
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 (official UPSC key)NOT: a legislative process is provided to enforce Fundamental Duties | NOT: Fundamental Duties are correlative to legal duties
According to the provisions of the Constitution of India, which one of the following is not a fundamental duty?
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Answer D (official UPSC key)NOT a Fundamental Duty → to promote village and cottage industries
―To uphold and protect the Sovereignty Unity and Integrity of India‖ is a provision made in the
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Answer D (official UPSC key)'To uphold and protect the Sovereignty, Unity and Integrity of India' → Fundamental Duties
Which one among the following is a Fundamental Duties of citizens under the Constitution of India?
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Answer C (official UPSC key)Fundamental Duty → to defend the country and render national service when called upon
Which one among the following is a fundamental duly of citizens under the Constitution of India?
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Answer C (official UPSC key)Fundamental Duty → to defend the country and render national service when called upon
Which one among the following is not a Fundamental Duty of the citizen of India?
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Answer D (official UPSC key)NOT a Fundamental Duty → to practise family planning and control population
Which of the following is/are among the Fundamental Duties of citizens laid down in the Indian Constitution? [2012 - I] 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:
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Answer C (official UPSC key)Fundamental Duties → preserve the rich heritage of composite culture | develop scientific temper and spirit of inquiry | strive towards excellence | NOT: protect the weaker sections from social injustice
Which of the following statements regarding the Fundamental Duties as contained in the Constitution of India is/are correct ? 1. They can be enforced through writ jurisdiction. 2. They have formed a part of the Constitution since its adoption. 3. They are applicable only to citizens of India. Select the correct answer using the code given below
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Answer D (official UPSC key)Fundamental Duties → applicable only to citizens | NOT: enforceable through writ jurisdiction | NOT: part of the Constitution since its adoption
Under the Constitution of India, which one of the following is not a fundamental duty
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Answer A (official UPSC key)NOT a Fundamental Duty → to vote in public elections
Which of the following statements regarding the fundamental duties is/are correct ? 1. There is no provision in the Constitution for direct enforcement of any of the duties nor for any sanction to prevent their violation. 2. Duties are obligatory for a citizen and that the state should also strive to achieve the same. 3. The fundamental duties in Article 51A is confined to all persons and not to citizens only. Select the correct answer using the code given below :
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Answer A (official UPSC key)Fundamental Duties → no provision for direct enforcement or sanction | NOT: obligatory on citizens with the State also to strive for them | NOT: apply to all persons, not citizens only
Which of the following statements regarding the Fundamental Duties contained in the Constitution of India are correct? [2010-II] 1. Fundamental Duties can be enforced through writ jurisdiction. 2. Fundamental Duties have formed a part of the Constitution since its adoption. 3. Fundamental Duties became a part of the Constitution in accordance with the recommendations of the Swaran Singh Committee. 4. Fundamental Duties are applicable only to the citizens of India. Select the correct answer using the codes given below
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Answer D (official UPSC key)Fundamental Duties → added on the Swaran Singh Committee's recommendations | apply only to citizens | NOT: enforceable through writ jurisdiction | NOT: part of the Constitution since adoption
In which of the following years the Fundamental Duties have been added to the existent Fundamental Rights in the Constitution of India? [2009-I]
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Answer B (official UPSC key)Fundamental Duties added → 1976
A good citizen is one who is
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Answer A (official UPSC key)A good citizen → one conscious of social obligations
To uphold and protect the Sovereignty, Unity and Integrity of India, a provision has been made in the
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Answer C (official UPSC key)To uphold and protect the Sovereignty, Unity and Integrity of India → provision in the Fundamental Duties
Which of the following is not included in the list of Fundamental Duties in the Constitution?
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Answer C (official UPSC key)NOT in the list of Fundamental Duties → secularism
The most controversial provision in the 42nd Constitution Amendment is
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Answer D (official UPSC key)Most controversial provision of the 42nd Amendment → primacy of Directive Principles over Fundamental Rights (of: supremacy of Parliament, ten Fundamental Duties, term of Lok Sabha/Assemblies, DPSP primacy)
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