Fundamental duties under Indian Constitution apply to which of the following?
Citizens of India only
Fundamental Duties were added as Part IVA (Article 51A) by the 42nd Amendment Act, 1976, on the recommendation of the Swaran Singh Committee.
Article 51A begins with the words "It shall be the duty of every citizen of India", so these duties are confined to citizens and do not extend to foreigners, unlike some Fundamental Rights that are available to all persons.
No age limit such as 21 years is prescribed; every citizen of India is expected to observe them.
Hence, Citizens of India only.
Important Questions from Fundamental Duties
Consider the following statements :
1. A parents or guardian to provide opportunities for education to his child or, as the case may be, ward between the age of six to fourteen years.
2. To provide early childhood care and education for all children until they complete the age of six years.
3. To protect and improve the natural environment including forests, lakes, rivers and wild life and to have compassion for living creatures.
4. To safeguard public property and to abjure violence.
5. To provide primary healthcare to the persons below poverty line.
Which of the statements above is/are related to fundamental duties?- A Committee was constituted to formulate fundamental duties after emergency in 1976. It was headed by which of the following personalities?
The constitution of India provides for reasonable restrictions on Fundamental Rights but reasonableness must keep in mind that :
1) The interest of the general public is safeguarded
2) Prevailing social value and also social needs are not bar
3) Directive principles can be bypassed
4) Collective good is not greater
Out of these :
- Fundamental Duties were incorporated in the Constitution on the recommendation of :
