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Which Constitutional Amendment Act introduced the 11th Fundamental Duty, mandating parents to provide educational opportunities to their children between 6 and 14 years?
42nd Amendment Act
44th Amendment Act
86th Amendment Act
91st Amendment Act
86th Amendment Act
Remember the sequence: 42nd Amendment added the original 10 duties in 1976; the 86th Amendment (2002) added the 11th duty while also inserting Article 21A for the Right to Education.
Requirement to identify the Constitutional Amendment Act that added the 11th Fundamental Duty (education for children aged 6 to 14).
Fundamental┬аDuty┬а11тЯ╣86th┬аAmendment┬аAct,┬а2002
Remember the sequence: 42nd Amendment added the original 10 duties in 1976; the 86th Amendment (2002) added the 11th duty while also inserting Article 21A for the Right to Education.
Many students confuse the 42nd Amendment (which added the first 10 duties) with the 86th Amendment (which added the final 11th duty).
Analyze the Origin of Fundamental Duties
Fundamental Duties were added to the Indian Constitution via the 42nd Amendment Act, 1976, upon the recommendation of the Swaran Singh Committee. This initially included 10 duties.
Initial┬аDuties=10┬а(42nd┬аAmendment)
Identify the Amendment for the 11th Duty
The 86th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2002, amended Article 51A by adding clause (k), which mandates that parents/guardians provide educational opportunities to children aged 6 to 14.
Duty┬а11тЯ╣86th┬аAmendment┬аAct,┬а2002
Cross-verification with Related Articles
The same 86th Amendment Act also introduced Article 21A, which made education a Fundamental Right, creating a synergistic legislative framework.
Article┬а21AтКВ86th┬аAmendment
C is correct because the 86th Constitutional Amendment Act of 2002 officially incorporated the 11th Fundamental Duty into Article 51A of the Indian Constitution.
Connect this to the 'Right to Education Act (RTE), 2009', which is the statutory implementation of the constitutional mandate established by the 86th Amendment.