Article 51A
Article 51A is a Polity concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 2 past MPSC questions (2013, 2017). Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.
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भारतीय राज्यघटनेत खालीलपैकी कोणते मूलभूत कर्तव्य समाविष्ट नाही ?
Fundamental Duties (Article 51A, Part IVA) were added by the 42nd Amendment. Non-fundamental duties like paying taxes as a specific duty format or family planning are often falsely listed, whereas voting in elections is a statutory/democratic right, not explicitly a fundamental duty under 51A.
नागरिकांसाठी खालीलपैकी कोणती कर्तव्ये विहीत करण्यात आली आहेत ? Which one of the following duties have been prescribed for the citizens ?
(a)ग्रामपंचायतीचे संघठन करणे / To organize village panchayats
(b)उत्पन्नातील विषमता कमी करणे / To minimize inequalities in income
(c)देशाचे संरक्षण करणे / To defend the country
(d)लष्करी सेवा बजावणे / To render military service
(e)समान नागरी कायदा निश्चित करणे / To secure uniform civil code
(f)सार्वजनिक निवडणुकांमध्ये मतदान करणे / To vote in public elections
Out of the given options, only 'to defend the country' (देशचे संरक्षण करणे) is a Fundamental Duty under Article 51A. The others (organizing village panchayats, reducing income inequality, uniform civil code) are Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP).