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In 1976, Sardar Swaran Singh Committee was constituted to make recommendations about Fundamental Duties. Though the Swaran Singh Committee suggested the incorporation of eight Fundamental Duties in the Constitution, the 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act (1976) included ten Fundamental Duties They help the courts in examining and determining the constitutional validity of a law. In 1992, the Supreme Court ruled that in determining the constitutionality of any law, if a court finds that the law in question seeks to give effect to a fundamental duty, it may consider such law to be ‘reasonable’ in relation to Article 14 (equality before law) or Article 19 (six freedoms) and thus save such law from unconstitutionality. • They are enforceable by law. Hence, the Parliament can provide for the imposition of appropriate penalty or punishment for failure to fulfil any of them. Hence statement 2 is correct. A new Fundamental Duty - to provide opportunities for education to his child or ward between the age of six and fourteen years. It was added by the 86th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2002. The Fundamental Duties have been amended only once since their incorporation. Hence statement 3 is correct.
What is the approved corpus for the Fund of Funds for Startups (FFS) under the Startup India Action Plan?
The Central Intelligence Agency of the USA has appointed whom as the CIA's first-ever Chief Technology Officer (CTO)?
World Water Day is celebrated every year in which day?
The crystallisation technique is better than the simple evaporation technique and:
1. "crystalisation" is a process that separates a pure soli...
What is the primary goal of the "Drone Didi" initiative by the Indian government?
Malavikagnimitra, a drama of the 5th century CE, was written by _________.
Which of the following is true about respiration?
Who among the following launched the Scheme “SHRESHTA” for residential education for students in High school in Targeted Areas?
Which authority should an Indian Citizen approach for securing his fundamental right of personal freedom guaranteed by the Constitution?
According to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, by 2030, transport will have attracted how much per cent of the infrastructural investment in India?