UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 72
Which of the following statements is/are true of the Fundamental Duties of an Indian citizen ?
- A legislative process has been provided to enforce these duties.
- They are correlative to legal duties.
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Correct answer: D
Correct Option: D
Explanation: Fundamental Duties under Article 51A are generally non-justiciable obligations without an automatic constitutional enforcement procedure. They are not framed as counterparts to particular enforceable legal duties.
Statement/Pair-wise Analysis:
Statement/Item 1: Incorrect - The Constitution itself sets out no general justiciable procedure automatically enforcing every fundamental duty; Parliament can legislate on specific duties.
Statement/Item 2: Incorrect - Fundamental Duties are civic-moral constitutional obligations, not legally correlative counterparts of every citizen’s enforceable rights/duties.
Option-wise Analysis:
A: Incorrect - includes incorrect statement/item 1.
B: Incorrect - includes incorrect statement/item 2.
C: Incorrect - includes incorrect statement/items 1, 2.
D: Correct - none of the listed statements/items is true.
Review Note: Some duties are supported by separate ordinary laws. This does not make Article 51A duties generally self-enforcing.