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Indian PolityEasyAsked in: SSC GD Constable · 30 Jan 2023, Shift 1

To develop scientific temper and humanism is a:

  1. A.constitutional remedy
  2. B.Fundamental Right
  3. C.Fundamental Duty
  4. D.Directive principles of state policy

Correct answer

C. Fundamental Duty

Explanation

The correct answer is Fundamental Duty. Article 51A(h) asks every citizen "to develop the scientific temper, humanism and the spirit of inquiry and reform". It means questioning superstition, looking for evidence before believing a claim, and being open to change. India is one of the few countries whose Constitution asks its citizens to develop a scientific outlook.

The other options are the other parts of the Constitution that people confuse with the duties. A constitutional remedy is the right to move the Supreme Court or a High Court for the enforcement of a right, under Articles 32 and 226. The Fundamental Rights in Part III are guarantees that the State must respect, not duties that citizens must perform. The Directive Principles in Part IV are instructions to the State, not to citizens. Remember the difference in one line: rights are what the State owes you, directives are what the State should aim for, and duties are what you owe the nation.

Read the full article: Fundamental Duties (Article 51A): All 11 Duties, Notes and PYQs

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Q2.Indian PolityAsked in: SSC CGL · 14 Jul 2023, Shift 4Easy

Which Constitutional Amendment added Fundamental Duties in the Constitution?

  1. A.Forty - Second Amendment Act, 1976
  2. B.Forty - Seventh Amendment, 1984
  3. C.Forty - Fourth Amendment Act 1978
  4. D.Fifty - Second Amendment, 1985
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Correct answer: A. Forty - Second Amendment Act, 1976

Passed during the Emergency on the recommendation of the Swaran Singh Committee, the 42nd Amendment inserted Part IVA and Article 51A with ten Fundamental Duties.

Q3.Indian PolityAsked in: SSC MTS · 2 Aug 2019, Shift 1Easy

Which of the following committees recommended inclusion of fundamental duties?

  1. A.Tarapore Committee
  2. B.Radha Krishnan Committee
  3. C.Balwant Rai Mehta Committee
  4. D.Swaran Singh Committee
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Correct answer: D. Swaran Singh Committee

In 1976 the government set up a committee under Sardar Swaran Singh to suggest changes to the Constitution. It recommended a separate chapter on Fundamental Duties, arguing that citizens should be conscious of their duties as well as their rights.