NDA (I) 2023 GAT Q145: By which one of the following amendments, was Article 51A,

Q: What is the answer to NDA (I) 2023 GAT Q145?

A. Correct — A, The Constitution (42nd Amendment) Act. Fundamental Duties (Article 51A) were inserted into Part IV-A of the Constitution by the 42nd Amendment Act, 1976, on the recommendation of the Swaran Singh Committee — originally ten duties.

NDA (I) 2023 General Ability Test · Question 145 of 149

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By which one of the following amendments, was Article 51A, relating to the Fundamental Duties, inserted into the Constitution of India?

(a)The Constitution (42nd Amendment) Act
(b)The Constitution (44th Amendment) Act
(c)The Constitution (85th Amendment) Act
(d)The Constitution (92nd Amendment) Act

Answer

Why

Correct — A, The Constitution (42nd Amendment) Act. Fundamental Duties (Article 51A) were inserted into Part IV-A of the Constitution by the 42nd Amendment Act, 1976, on the recommendation of the Swaran Singh Committee — originally ten duties.

Why the others are wrong

(b)44th Amendment Act — The 44th Amendment (1978) reversed several Emergency-era changes and made the right to property a legal right; it did not add the Fundamental Duties.
(c)85th Amendment Act — The 85th Amendment (2001) dealt with consequential seniority in reservation for SC/ST government servants — unrelated to Fundamental Duties.
(d)92nd Amendment Act — The 92nd Amendment (2003) added four languages to the Eighth Schedule; it did not concern Article 51A.

Concept

The 42nd Amendment Act, 1976 (the 'Mini-Constitution') added Part IV-A with a single Article 51A listing Fundamental Duties. The original ten duties became eleven when the 86th Amendment (2002) added the duty of a parent/guardian to provide education opportunities to a child aged 6–14.

Fundamental Duties (Article 51A) = 42nd Amendment, 1976 (Swaran Singh Committee). The 86th Amendment later added the 11th duty — don't confuse the insertion with the later addition.

Key facts

Fundamental Duties (Article 51A) were added by the 42nd Amendment Act, 1976.
They form Part IV-A of the Constitution.
They were recommended by the Swaran Singh Committee.
The 86th Amendment (2002) added the 11th duty (education of children 6–14).

Study next

Fundamental Duties (Article 51A) and Part IV-AThe 42nd Amendment Act, 1976Swaran Singh Committee86th Amendment and the right to educationDirective Principles vs Fundamental Duties

Common traps

Confusing the 42nd (added duties) with the 44th Amendment (reversed Emergency changes).
Forgetting the 86th Amendment added the 11th duty.

Asked as which amendment inserted Fundamental Duties, or the committee that recommended them.

Related PYQs

No directly related past PYQ was found.

Practice

practice — not a real PYQ
Fundamental Duties were recommended by which committee?
- (a)Sarkaria
- (b)Swaran Singh
- (c)Balwant Rai Mehta
- (d)Ashok Mehta
Answer(b) Swaran Singh Committee.
practice — not a real PYQ
The 11th Fundamental Duty (education of children) was added by which amendment?
- (a)42nd
- (b)44th
- (c)86th
- (d)91st
Answer(c) 86th Amendment (2002).