{"id":86960,"date":"2025-06-01T04:24:22","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T04:24:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=86960"},"modified":"2025-06-01T04:24:22","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T04:24:22","slug":"which-of-the-following-statements-is-are-correct-1-the-fundamental","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-of-the-following-statements-is-are-correct-1-the-fundamental\/","title":{"rendered":"Which of the following statements is\/are correct?\n  1. The Fundamental"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the following statements is\/are correct?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. The Fundamental Duties are enlisted in Part IV-A of the Constitution of India.<\/li>\n<li>2. The 44th Amendment to the Constitution of India added the word &#8216;Secular&#8217; to the Preamble of the Constitution of India.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Select the correct answer using the code given below.<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;Both 1 and 2&#8243; option4=&#8221;Neither 1 nor 2&#8243; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC Geoscientist &#8211; 2022<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-geoscientist-2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-geoscientist-2022\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nStatement 1 is correct, while statement 2 is incorrect. The Fundamental Duties were added to the Constitution in Part IV-A. The words &#8216;Secular&#8217; (along with &#8216;Socialist&#8217; and &#8216;Integrity&#8217;) were added to the Preamble by the 42nd Amendment Act, not the 44th.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\n&#8211; 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.<br \/>\n&#8211; Statement 2 is incorrect. The 42nd Amendment Act, 1976, added the words &#8216;Socialist&#8217;, &#8216;Secular&#8217;, and &#8216;Integrity&#8217; to the Preamble. The 44th Amendment Act, 1978, primarily focused on changes related to emergency provisions and property rights.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThe 42nd Amendment Act, 1976, is often referred to as the &#8216;Mini-Constitution&#8217; due to the large number of changes it made to the Constitution, including the addition of Fundamental Duties and changes to the Preamble.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 &#8216;Secular&#8217; to the Preamble of the Constitution of India. Select the correct answer using the code given below. [amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Which of the following statements is\/are correct?\n  1. 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