Question

Article _________ A supplements the 11th fundamental duty of the Indian Constitution?

• A. 28
• B. 46
• C. 21
• D. 33

Answer 1

Answer:

C. 21

Fundamental Duties in the Indian Constitution

The Fundamental Duties of citizens were added to the Indian Constitution by the 42nd Amendment Act of 1976. This amendment was based on the recommendations of the Swaran Singh Committee.

Original Number of Fundamental Duties

• Initially, there were ten Fundamental Duties listed in the Constitution under Article 51A.

Addition of the 11th Fundamental Duty

• The 86th Constitutional Amendment Act of 2002 added the eleventh Fundamental Duty.

• This amendment inserted a new clause, Article 51A(k), into the Constitution.

Content of the 11th Fundamental Duty

• Article 51A(k) states that it shall be the duty of every citizen of India: "who is a parent or guardian to provide opportunities for education to his child or, as the case may be, ward between the age of six and fourteen years."

• This duty was added to promote the right to education, which was made a fundamental right by the same amendment (through the insertion of Article 21A).