Answer» Correct Answer - Option 3 : 42nd Constitution Amendment
The correct answer is The 42nd Constitution Amendment. Fundamental Duties are the fundamental obligations of the states to its citizens and the duties and the rights of the citizens to the State. These duties set out in Part IV–A of the constitution. By the 42nd Constitution Amendment, Fundamental Duties were added.
- 51A Fundamental duties:
- It shall be the duty of every citizen of India:
- A parent or guardian should provide opportunities for education to his child or, as the case may be, ward between the age of six and fourteen years.
- To strive towards excellence in all spheres of individual and collective activity so that the nation constantly rises to higher levels of endeavour and achievement.
- To safeguard public property and to abjure violence;
- To develop the scientific temper, humanism, and the spirit of inquiry and reform.
- To protect and improve the natural environment including forests, lakes, rivers, and wildlife, and to have compassion for living creatures.
- To value and preserve the rich heritage of our composite culture.
- To promote harmony and the spirit of common brotherhood amongst all the people of India transcending religious, linguistic, and regional or sectional diversities; to renounce practices derogatory to the dignity of women.
- To defend the country and render national service when called upon to do so.
- To uphold and protect the sovereignty, unity, and integrity of India.
- To cherish and follow the noble ideals which inspired our national struggle for freedom;
- To abide by the Constitution and respect its ideals and institutions, the National Flag and the National Anthem.
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