Which of the following statements is/are true of the Fundamental Duties of an Indian citizen?
- 1.A legislative process has been provided to enforce these duties.
- 2.They are correlative to legal duties.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Answer & explanation
Answer: (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Neither statement is true. The Constitution lists the Fundamental Duties in Article 51A but says nothing about enforcing them, and they were added to remind citizens of their responsibilities, not as legal duties tied to legal rights.
- ✗ 1. The 42nd Amendment (1976) inserted the duties, but the Constitution provides no legislative or other process to enforce them. NCERT states that it does not say anything about enforcing these duties.
- ✗ 2. The duties are framed as things a citizen should do, to remind citizens of their responsibilities. They are not the counterpart of legal duties, and the Constitution does not make enjoyment of rights depend on performing them.
Remember · Fundamental Duties (Article 51A, Part IV-A, added by the 42nd Amendment, 1976) are non-enforceable obligations; rights do not depend on performing them.
📘 Read it in NCERT: Class 11 Indian Constitution at Work, Ch 2 (practise this chapter) · Class 11 Indian Constitution at Work, Ch 2 (practise this chapter) · Class 8 Exploring Society: India and Beyond (Part 2), Ch 5 (practise this chapter)
Sources
- NCERT Class 11 · Indian Constitution at Work, Chapter 2 “However, the Constitution does not say anything about enforcing these duties.”
- NCERT Class 11 · Indian Constitution at Work, Chapter 2 “our Constitution does not make the enjoyment of rights dependent or conditional upon fulfilment of duties.”
- NCERT Class 8 · Exploring Society: India and Beyond (Part 2), Chapter 5 “The idea behind incorporating them was to remind citizens of their duties, along with enjoying their fundamental rights.”
Question and answer: UPSC's official GS Paper I (2017, Series A) — paper ↗ · answer key ↗. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 30 Sept 2026 (how we verify). ·