Which committee is related to fundamental duties?
- A.LM Singhvi Committee
- B.Verma Committee
- C.Vasantrao Naik Committee
- D.Rajmannar Committee
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Explanation
The correct answer is Verma Committee. In 1999 the Committee on the Fundamental Duties of Citizens, headed by Justice J.S. Verma, a former Chief Justice of India, looked at how the duties could be made operational. It identified the laws already in force that give effect to some of them, such as the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971, the Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 and laws on wildlife and forests, and suggested ways to teach the duties.
The other committees dealt with other subjects. The L.M. Singhvi Committee (1986) recommended constitutional status for local self-government institutions, which led towards the 73rd and 74th Amendments. The Vasantrao Naik Committee was set up by Maharashtra on democratic decentralisation and panchayati raj. The Rajamannar Committee (1969) was appointed by the Tamil Nadu government to study Centre-State relations. For the Fundamental Duties remember two committees: Swaran Singh (1976) recommended them, and Verma (1999) looked at how to make them work.
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Practice Questions
View allFundamental duties are mentioned in which of the following part of Indian Constitution?
- A.Part II
- B.Part III
- C.Part V
- D.Part IV A
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The 42nd Amendment Act, 1976 inserted a new Part IVA into the Constitution, with a single Article, 51A, that lists the Fundamental Duties of every citizen.
Read the full explanation →Which Constitutional Amendment added Fundamental Duties in the Constitution?
- A.Forty - Second Amendment Act, 1976
- B.Forty - Seventh Amendment, 1984
- C.Forty - Fourth Amendment Act 1978
- D.Fifty - Second Amendment, 1985
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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.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following committees recommended inclusion of fundamental duties?
- A.Tarapore Committee
- B.Radha Krishnan Committee
- C.Balwant Rai Mehta Committee
- D.Swaran Singh Committee
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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.
Read the full explanation →The concept of fundamental duties in the Constitution of India was taken from:
- A.USSR
- B.USA
- C.Germany
- D.Australia
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The idea of writing citizens' duties into the Constitution was taken from the Constitution of the former Soviet Union, which listed duties alongside rights.
Read the full explanation →How many Fundamental Duties are there for citizens of India?
- A.8
- B.6
- C.10
- D.11
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The 42nd Amendment Act, 1976 added ten Fundamental Duties in Article 51A, clauses (a) to (j).
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