The changes made by the 42nd Constitution Amendment Act of 1976 in the

The changes made by the 42nd Constitution Amendment Act of 1976 in the Fundamental Duties under the Constitution of India were based on the recommendations of which one among the following Committees?

Swaran Singh Committee
Rajamannar Committee
Indrajit Gupta Committee
G. V. K. Rao Committee
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The Fundamental Duties were added to the Constitution of India by the 42nd Amendment Act in 1976. This amendment was based on the recommendations made by the Swaran Singh Committee, which was constituted in 1976. The committee recommended the inclusion of a separate chapter on Fundamental Duties in the Constitution.
The 42nd Amendment added Part IVA and Article 51A to the Constitution, which enumerate the ten Fundamental Duties of citizens. Later, one more duty was added by the 86th Amendment Act, 2002, making the total number of Fundamental Duties eleven.
The Rajamannar Committee (1969) was appointed by the Tamil Nadu government to examine Centre-State relations. The Indrajit Gupta Committee (1998) was related to state funding of elections. The G.V.K. Rao Committee (1985) was on administrative arrangements for rural development and poverty alleviation.
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