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How many items did the Swaran Singh Committee recommend to be incorporated in the Constitution of India as duties of the Indian citizen?
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10
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8
The Swaran Singh Committee, constituted in 1976 during the Emergency, recommended 8 Fundamental Duties to be incorporated into the Constitution. However, the government accepted only 8 of these, and the 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1976, eventually added 10 duties to the Constitution.
The Swaran Singh Committee, constituted in 1976 during the Emergency, recommended 8 Fundamental Duties to be incorporated into the Constitution. However, the government accepted only 8 of these, and the 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1976, eventually added 10 duties to the Constitution.
Fundamental Duties are enshrined under Article 51A of the Indian Constitution, Part IV-A, inspired by the Constitution of the erstwhile USSR.
The Swaran Singh Committee was set up by the Congress Party to make recommendations about fundamental duties during the internal emergency.
The 42nd Amendment Act added Article 51A, which originally contained 10 fundamental duties.
The 11th fundamental duty was added later by the 86th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2002.
The committee had recommended 8 duties, which included some that were not accepted, such as the provision for penalty or punishment for the non-performance of duties.
Parliament accepted 8 of the committee's recommendations and added 2 more, totaling 10 in 1976.
Option B (10) is a common confusion because that was the number of duties initially incorporated by the 42nd Amendment Act in 1976.
The 11th duty, concerning education for children aged 6-14, was added based on the recommendation of the Verma Committee.
D is correct тАФ The Swaran Singh Committee recommended 8 duties, although 10 were eventually incorporated by the 42nd Amendment Act of 1976.
Always distinguish between the 'recommendations of the Swaran Singh Committee' (8) and the 'number of duties added by the 42nd Amendment' (10); examiners frequently test this distinction to check depth of knowledge.
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