Which constitutional amendment inserted the Fundamental Duties into the Constitution of India?
Question and options
Which constitutional amendment inserted the Fundamental Duties into the Constitution of India?
Fifty-second Amendment
Forty-second Amendment
Forty-fourth Amendment
Eighty-sixth Amendment
Answer and explanation
The Constitution (Forty-second Amendment) Act, 1976 inserted Part IVA, with Article 51A listing ten Fundamental Duties. The Eighty-sixth Amendment, 2002 added only the eleventh duty in clause (k), on parents providing education to children aged six to fourteen.
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