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Multiple choice social studies directive principles of state policy and fundamental duties directive principles and fundamental duties fundamental duties fundamental duties and directive principles

Which one is not a national duty?

  1. Respect the Constitution

  2. Respect the President

  3. Defend the country

  4. Protect natural environment
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Fundamental Duties or National 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. It shall be the duty of every citizen of India :

  1. To abide by the Constitution and respect its ideals and institutions, the National Flag and the National Anthem.
  2. To cherish and follow the noble ideals which inspired our national struggle for freedom.
  3. To uphold and protect the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India.
  4. To defend the country and render national service when called upon to do so.
  5. 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.
  6. To value and preserve the rich heritage of our composite culture and  to protect and improve the natural environment including forests, lakes, rivers and wild life, and to have compassion for living creatures.
  7. To develop the scientific temper, humanism and the spirit of inquiry and reform.
  8. To safeguard public property and to abjure violence.
  9. 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.

Multiple choice social studies directive principles of state policy and fundamental duties directive principles and fundamental duties fundamental duties fundamental duties and directive principles

Governments try to follow Directive Principles because ______________________.

  1. Legislatures can pass no-confidence motion on the issue

  2. They represent the demands and aspirations of people

  3. Courts can pass injunctions, if not accepted

  4. President can dismiss Government
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Directive Principles are the guidelines to be followed by the government in the governance of the country. Part IV of the Constitution has the Directive Principles of State Policy under Articles 36 to 51. They are called Directive Principles because the government has to keep these in mind while making laws. Articles 39 to 51 contain Directive Principles. 

Multiple choice social studies directive principles of state policy and fundamental duties directive principles and fundamental duties fundamental duties fundamental duties and directive principles

Of the followings which statement regarding Directive principles is incorrect?

  1. They aim at creating tolerable conditions of work

  2. They emphasize the need of establishment of welfare state

  3. They can be enforced through law

  4. They are the guidelines for all sets of government - Central. State or local self governments.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Option C is incorrect. It is not enforced through law.

The Directive Principles of State Policy contained in Part IV of the Indian constitution constitute the most interesting and enchanting part of the constitution. The provisions contained in this Part cannot be enforced by any court, but these principles are fundamental in the governance of the country and it shall be the duty of the State to apply these principles in making laws. 

Multiple choice social studies directive principles of state policy and fundamental duties directive principles and fundamental duties fundamental duties fundamental duties and directive principles

In our constitution Directive principles of the state policy aim at ____________________.

  1. Free compulsory education for children

  2. Equal wages for equal work for women and men

  3. Equitable distribution of wealth

  4. All the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Directive principles are the ideals which if followed establishes a welfare state.   These set of principles are included in the part-IV of Indian constitution. These are the values like paying equal wages to men and women, avoiding liquor, free compulsory education for children, equitable distribution of wealth etc.

Multiple choice social studies directive principles of state policy and fundamental duties directive principles and fundamental duties fundamental duties fundamental duties and directive principles

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

  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
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
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.
Multiple choice social studies directive principles of state policy and fundamental duties directive principles and fundamental duties fundamental duties fundamental duties and directive principles

Fundamental Duties are _________.

  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
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
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.
Multiple choice social studies directive principles of state policy and fundamental duties directive principles and fundamental duties fundamental duties fundamental duties and directive principles

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

  1. Thirty eighth Amendment

  2. Forty first Amendment

  3. Forty second Amendment

  4. Forty fifth Amendment
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
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.

Multiple choice social studies directive principles of state policy and fundamental duties directive principles and fundamental duties fundamental duties fundamental duties and directive principles

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

  1. Preamble

  2. Nomination of the members of Rajya Sabha

  3. Directive principles of state policy

  4. Supreme Court
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
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.

Multiple choice social studies directive principles of state policy and fundamental duties directive principles and fundamental duties fundamental duties fundamental duties and directive principles

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

  1. France

  2. Italy

  3. South Africa

  4. Britain
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
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

Multiple choice social studies directive principles of state policy and fundamental duties directive principles and fundamental duties fundamental duties fundamental duties and directive principles

The Fundamental Duties of Indian citizens have been __________.

  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
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
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.