Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. The Fundamental

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

  • 1. The Fundamental Duties are enlisted in Part IV-A of the Constitution of India.
  • 2. The 44th Amendment to the Constitution of India added the word ‘Secular’ to the Preamble of the Constitution of India.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
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UPSC Geoscientist – 2022
Statement 1 is correct, while statement 2 is incorrect. The Fundamental Duties were added to the Constitution in Part IV-A. The words ‘Secular’ (along with ‘Socialist’ and ‘Integrity’) were added to the Preamble by the 42nd Amendment Act, not the 44th.
– Statement 1 is correct. Fundamental Duties were added by the 42nd Amendment Act, 1976, on the recommendation of the Swaran Singh Committee, and are listed in Part IV-A (Article 51A) of the Constitution.
– Statement 2 is incorrect. The 42nd Amendment Act, 1976, added the words ‘Socialist’, ‘Secular’, and ‘Integrity’ to the Preamble. The 44th Amendment Act, 1978, primarily focused on changes related to emergency provisions and property rights.
The 42nd Amendment Act, 1976, is often referred to as the ‘Mini-Constitution’ due to the large number of changes it made to the Constitution, including the addition of Fundamental Duties and changes to the Preamble.
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