OPSC OAS 2024 PrelimsPolityQuestion 7
Solved previous year question from the OPSC OAS/OCS 2024 Preliminary Examination (General Studies), with the official answer key and a detailed explanation.
Question
A Committee was constituted to formulate fundamental duties after the emergency in 1976. It was headed by which of the following personalities?
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Answer & Explanation
Correct answer: (C) Sardar Swaran Singh
The Sardar Swaran Singh Committee was constituted in 1976 to review the working of the Constitution and recommend necessary amendments. Key aspects:
Key Recommendation – Fundamental Duties
- The committee recommended adding Fundamental Duties to the Constitution
- Inspired by the Constitution of the Soviet Union
- Suggested that rights should be balanced with duties
- Recommended insertion of a new Article 51A listing fundamental duties of citizens
Implementation
- Recommendations were incorporated through the 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1976
- Originally 10 fundamental duties were added (an 11th was added later in 2002 through the 86th Amendment)
- Placed in Part IVA of the Constitution
