Question

Which one of the following is not a fundamental duty mentioned in our Constitution?
1. Safeguard public property and abjure violence.
2. Casting a vote in the election.
3. To value and preserve the rich heritage of our composite culture.
4. Develop scientific temper.
5.

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Casting a vote in the election.

The correct answer is Casting a vote in the election.

• Casting a vote in an election is not a fundamental duty, It is a legal right.

• Fundamental Duties: ​
  • They were originally not present in the constitution and instead were added in the constitution via the 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1976.
  • They were added under Part IV A of the constitution and originally 10 FDs were added.
  • The 11th Constitutional duty was added by the 86th constitutional amendment act, 2002.
  • It was recommended by Swaran Singh Committee.
  • The courts can use fundamental duties for determining the constitutionality of the law.

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• According to Article 51A, it shall be the duty of every citizen of India:
  • to abide by the Constitution and respect its ideals and institutions, the National Flag and the National Anthem;
  • to cherish and follow the noble ideals that inspired the national struggle for freedom;
  • to uphold and protect the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India;
  • to defend the country and render national service when called upon to do so;
  • to promote harmony and the spirit of common brotherhood amongst all the people of India transcending religious, linguistic and regional or sectional diversities and to renounce practices derogatory to the dignity of women;
  • to value and preserve the rich heritage of the country’s composite culture;
  • to protect and improve the natural environment including forests, lakes, rivers and wildlife and to have compassion for living creatures;
  • to develop scientific temper, humanism and the spirit of inquiry and reform;
  • to safeguard public property and to abjure violence;
  • to strive towards excellence in all spheres of individual and collective activity so that the nation constantly rises to higher levels of endeavour and achievement; and
  • to provide opportunities for education to his child or ward between the age of six and fourteen years. This duty was added by the 86th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2002.