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The significant distinction between fundamental rights and directive principles is that _______________________.

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  1. While the former are rights of citizens, the latter are duties of the state

  2. While the former relate largely to civic aspects, the latter relate to socio-economic and international aspects

  3. While the former relate to the present, the latter are not so time bound

  4. While the former are judicially enforceable, the latter are not enforceable

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
 Directive Pricnciples  Fundamental duties 
1. They are provided in Part-IV of the Constitution. They are provided in Part-III of the Constitution. 
2. Not justiciable or enforceable by any court of law. Justiciable. Citizens can seek protection from a High Court or Supreme Court.
3. Meant for the government to create certain privileges for the citizens. They are privileges in existence for the citizens to enjoy.
4. These aim to achieve a welfare state. These aim to establish political democracy.
5. Their scope is wider as they deal with wide range of subjects such as international peace and security. Their scope is limited as they are concerned with individual rights.

Fundamental Duties are _________.

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  1. Not provided in our Constitution

  2. Passed by a separate law of the parliament

  3. Provided by the 42nd Constitution amendment Act October, 1976

  4. Left to the President of India to be proclaimed during an emergency

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Fundamental Duties of citizens were added to the Constitution by the 42nd Amendment in 1976, upon the recommendations of the Swaran Singh Committee that was constituted by the Government of India earlier that year to study the question of amending the Constitution. The recommendations were passed in 1976 and came into effect on 3rd January,

  1. Originally ten in number, the Fundamental Duties were increased to eleven by the 86th Amendment in 2002.

Which of the following Constitutional amendment Acts added Fundamental Duties to the Chapter of Fundamental Right ?

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  1. Thirty eighth  Amendment

  2. Forty first Amendment

  3. Forty second Amendment

  4. Forty fifth Amendment

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Fundamental Duties of citizens were added to the Constitution by the 42nd Amendment in 1976, upon the recommendations of the Swaran Singh Committee that was constituted by the government earlier that year. Originally ten in number, the Fundamental Duties were increased to eleven by the 86th Amendment in 2002, which added a duty on every parent or guardian to ensure that their child or ward was provided opportunities for education between the ages of six and fourteen years.

Which of the following has been borrowed from Ireland by the framers of the Indian constitution ?

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  1. Preamble

  2. Nomination of the members of Rajya Sabha

  3. Directive principles of state policy

  4. Supreme Court

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

India borrowed the Directive Principles of State Policy from Irish Constitution of 1937 which itself had borrowed it from Spanish Constitution. Further, the Government of India Act had some instruments of Instructions which became the immediate source of Directive Principles of State Policy.

Directive Principles of State Policies are not enforceable in a court of law. They were made non-justifiable keeping in view that the state may not have resources to implement them.

The constitution of which country inspired us to establish a Republic ?

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  1. France

  2. Italy

  3. South Africa

  4. Britain

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The current Constitution of France was adopted on 4 October 1958. It is typically called the Constitution of the Fifth Republic, and replaced that of the Fourth Republic dating from 1946. Features of the constitution adopted from the constitution of France are:

  1. The ideals of Republic in the Preamble
  2. The ideals of liberty in the Preamble
  3. The ideals of equality in the Preamble
  4. The ideals of fraternity in the Preamble

The Fundamental Duties of Indian citizens have been __________.

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  1. Originally provided by the Constitution

  2. Included in the Constitution by the 42nd Amendment

  3. Inserted into the Constitution by a Judgment of Supreme Court

  4. None ofthe above

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Fundamental Duties of Indian citizens have been included in the Constitution by the 42nd Amendment. The 42nd Amendment of the Constitution of India, officially known as the Constitution Act, 1976, was enacted during the Emergency by the Indian national Congress government headed by Indira Gandhi.

Directive Principles of State Policy are enshrined in the Constitution of India in _________.

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  1. Part I

  2. Part III

  3. Part IV

  4. Part IV 'A'

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Directive Principles of State Policy are the guidelines or principles given to the federal institutes governing the state of India, to be kept in citation while framing laws and policies. These provisions, contained in Part IV of the Constitution of India, are not enforceable by any court, but the principles laid down therein are considered irrefutable in the governance of the country, making it the duty of the State to apply these principles in making laws to establish a just society in the country.

Gandhian principles have been enumerated in the  _______________ .

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  1. Fundamental Rights

  2. Directive Principles

  3. Preamble

  4. Fundamental Duties

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Gandhian principles are incorporated in the Constitution based on the socio-economic programme enunciated by Mahatma Gandhi during the long-drawn freedom struggle. Important principles are the following:

  1. Article 40: Organization of village Panchayats;
  2. Article 43: Promotion of cottage industries;
  3. Article 46: Promotion and protection of interests of educational and economic interests of SCs, STs, and other weaker sections of the society and to protect them from social injustice and exploitation;
  4. Article 47: Prohibition of consumption of intoxicating drinks and drugs which are injurious to health;
  5. Article 48: Prohibition of slaughter of cows, calves and other milch and draught cattle and to improve their breeds.

Fundamental Duties do not enjoy any   __________ .

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  1. Social sanction

  2. Moral sanction

  3. Political sanction

  4. Legal sanction

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Fundamental Duties are non-justiciable in nature i.e. they can’t be taken to court of law if they are not followed. They lack legal sanction & direct enforcement. These duties are in the nature of a code of conduct. Since they are nonjusticiable, there is no legal sanction behind them. 

Which one of the following is a fundamental duty of the citizen according to the Indian Constitution?

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  1. To value and preserve the rich heritage of our culture

  2. To protect his own properties and family

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The fundamental duty of the citizen, according to the Indian Constitution, is to value and preserve the rich heritage of our culture. It is very important to do so because India has a great history of rulers and is bestowed with different art and architecture, which shows past glory of the country. There is a great need to protect such glory.