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upsc-p1-polity-fundamental-duties MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
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Q1Consider the following statements: 1. Article 48A directs the State to protect and improve the environment. 2. Article 51A(g) places a parallel duty concerning the natural environment and compassion for living creatures on citizens. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Both statements are correct. Article 48A is a Directive Principle addressed to the State, while Article 51A(g) is addressed to citizens. Together with Article 21 environmental jurisprudence, they form the familiar State-citizen-rights constitutional triad for environmental protection.
Q2Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below: List I (Case) A. Bijoe Emmanuel B. AIIMS Students' Union C. Ranganath Mishra D. Naveen Jindal List II (Closest Article 51A connection) 1. Flag and freedom of expression 2. Anthem and freedom of conscience 3. Duties as interpretive guides 4. Operationalisation of duties
Bijoe Emmanuel concerns the Anthem and conscience; AIIMS Students' Union treats duties as valuable interpretive guides; Ranganath Mishra concerns governmental follow-up on operationalisation; and Naveen Jindal connects respectful flag display with freedom of expression. Therefore, option C gives the correct matching.
Q3Arrange the following duties in the order in which their clauses appear in Article 51A, from the earliest clause to the latest: A. Defend the country and render national service when called upon B. Protect and improve the natural environment and have compassion for living creatures C. Safeguard public property and abjure violence D. Provide educational opportunities to a child or ward aged 6 to 14 Select the correct answer using the code given below.
The listed duties correspond respectively to clauses (d), (g), (i) and (k). Their order in Article 51A is therefore A-B-C-D, making option A correct.
Q4Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below: List I (Body or event) A. Swaran Singh Committee B. Constitution (Forty-second Amendment) Act C. Justice J.S. Verma Committee D. Constitution (Eighty-sixth Amendment) Act List II (Principal connection) 1. Added Article 51A(k) as part of the education package 2. Recommended the constitutional inclusion of duties 3. Inserted Part IVA with the original 10 duties 4. Operationalising and teaching Fundamental Duties
The Swaran Singh Committee is linked to recommending inclusion; the Forty-second Amendment inserted Part IVA and the first 10 duties; the Justice J.S. Verma Committee is linked to operationalisation and teaching; and the Eighty-sixth Amendment added Article 51A(k). Therefore, option A is correct.
Q5With reference to the legal effect of Fundamental Duties, consider the following statements: 1. A legislature may enact a constitutionally valid law to give effect to a specific duty. 2. An executive order becomes valid merely by invoking Article 51A. 3. Fundamental Duties may support the public-interest objective of a restriction under Article 19, but the restriction must still satisfy constitutional standards. 4. A court may create a new criminal offence solely from Article 51A even without a law. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Statements 1 and 3 are correct. Article 51A supplies constitutional values that legislatures may implement and courts may consider, but it gives neither unlimited executive power nor an automatic criminal offence. Executive action still needs legal authority, and criminal liability requires a valid law with clear ingredients.
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6With reference to Fundamental Duties, consider the following statements: 1. They are placed in Part IVA of the Constitution in Article 51A. 2. Article 51A addresses every person in India. 3. Fundamental Duties are contained in a separate Schedule to the Constitution. 4. They are not directly enforceable through Article 32 in the manner of Fundamental Rights. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
7Arrange the following developments concerning Fundamental Duties in chronological order, from earliest to latest: A. Commencement of the original Constitution without an express list of Fundamental Duties B. Swaran Singh Committee's recommendation concerning citizen duties C. Part IVA came into force with the original 10 duties D. The Eighty-sixth Amendment added Article 51A(k) Select the correct answer using the code given below.
8With reference to Bijoe Emmanuel v. State of Kerala (1986), consider the following statements: 1. The students stood respectfully during the National Anthem but did not sing it because of their religious belief. 2. The decision treated Article 51A(a) as authorising compulsory singing despite freedom of conscience under Article 25. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
9Consider the following statements regarding the education package of the Constitution (Eighty-sixth Amendment) Act, 2002: 1. It inserted Article 21A. 2. It substituted Article 45. 3. It inserted Article 51A(k). 4. Article 51A(k) places a general child-education duty on every citizen, irrespective of being a parent or guardian. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
10Consider the following statements concerning the clauses of Article 51A: 1. Clause (a) covers respect for the Constitution, its institutions, the National Flag and the National Anthem. 2. Clause (d) imposes permanent compulsory military service on every citizen. 3. Clause (e) includes renouncing practices derogatory to the dignity of women. 4. Clause (f) is confined only to monuments protected by law. Select the correct answer using the code given below.