Consider the following statements regarding the Fundamental Duties of Indian citizens: 1. They were incorporated into the Constitution of India via the 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act of 1976. 2. The Indian Constitution is silent regarding the direct legal enforcement machinery for these duties. 3. The enjoyment of Fundamental Rights is legally conditioned upon the strict compliance of these Fundamental Duties. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Fundamental Duties — question ID 653
Options
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Explanation
Statements 1 and 2 are correct: Fundamental duties were indeed added by the 42nd Amendment in 1976, and the Constitution does not provide direct legal enforcement mechanisms for them. Statement 3 is incorrect because the Constitution does not make the granting or enjoyment of Fundamental Rights conditional on the performance of Fundamental Duties.