Consider the following statements about Fundamental Duties 1 Fundamental duties in Part IV A o...........

Indian Polity Fundamental Duties

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Consider the following statements about Fundamental Duties.

1. Fundamental duties in Part IV A of constitution are confined only to citizens and not extended to foreigners.

2. Constitution contains duties of citizens and not the duties of state.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both

None

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Explanation:

Unlike some of the Fundamental Rights which extend to all persons whether citizens or foreigners, the Fundamental Duties are confined to citizens only and do not extend to foreigners.
Though the rights and duties of the citizens are correlative and inseparable, the original constitution contained only the fundamental rights and not the fundamental duties. In other words, the framers of the Constitution did not feel it necessary to incorporate the fundamental duties of the citizens in the Constitution. However, they incorporated the duties of the State in the Constitution in the form of Directive Principles of State Polity. Later in 1976, the fundamental duties of citizens were added in the Constitution.
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Like the Directive Principles, the fundamental duties are also non-justiciable.
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The Verma Committee on Fundamental Duties of the Citizens (1999).