Article 51-A explains the Fundamental Duties. At present, how many Fundamental Duties are mentioned?

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Correct — B, 11. Article 51-A (Part IV-A) originally listed 10 Fundamental Duties when inserted by the 42nd Amendment (1976); the 86th Amendment (2002) added an 11th duty — the duty of a parent/guardian to provide opportunities for education to their child/ward between ages 6-14 — bringing the present total to 11.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) 10 was the ORIGINAL count when Fundamental Duties were first added in 1976 — outdated after the 86th Amendment added the 11th duty in 2002.  (c) No basis — the Constitution lists 11 Fundamental Duties at present, not 12.  (d) No basis — 15 does not correspond to any recognised count of Fundamental Duties.

Concept: Fundamental Duties (Part IV-A, Article 51-A) were added by the 42nd Amendment (1976) on the recommendation of the Swaran Singh Committee, originally listing 10 duties. The 86th Amendment (2002) — the same amendment that inserted Article 21-A — added an 11th duty tied to elementary education.

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