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Which fundamental duty was inserted into Article 51A of the Constitution of India by the Constitution (Eighty-sixth Amendment) Act, 2002?

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The Constitution Eighty-sixth Amendment Act, 2002 inserted Article 51Ak, which casts a duty on every parent or guardian to provide opportunities for education to his child or, as the case may be, ward between the age of six and fourteen years. The amendment accompanied the insertion of Article 21A, making free and compulsory education a fundamental right for children of that age group. The other duties mentioned in the options, safeguarding public property, developing scientific temper, striving towards excellence and preserving heritage, already stood as clauses i, h, j and f of Article 51A, inserted by the Forty-second Amendment of 1976. Since the education-related clause alone was added in 2002, the fourth option is correct.

A The duty to strive towards excellence in all spheres of individual and collective activity, inserted by the Forty-second Amendment

B The duty to provide opportunities for education to his child or ward between the age of six and fourteen years, inserted by the Constitution (Eighty-sixth Amendment) Act, 2002

C The duty to value and preserve the rich heritage of our composite culture, inserted by the Forty-second Amendment

D The duty to safeguard public property and to abjure violence, inserted by the Forty-second Amendment

E The duty to develop the scientific temper, humanism and the spirit of inquiry and reform, inserted by the Forty-second Amendment

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Which fundamental duty was inserted into Article 51A of the Constitution of India by the Constitution (Eighty-sixth Amendment) Act, 2002?

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