By which Amendment were Fundamental Duties added to the Constitution ?

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By which Amendment were ‘Fundamental Duties’ added to the Constitution ?

question_subject: 

Polity

question_exam: 

SSC

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0,69,10,1,69,8,1

keywords: 

{'40th amendment': [1, 0, 0, 0], '44th amendment': [1, 0, 1, 0], '42nd amendment': [2, 0, 0, 2], '45th amendment': [1, 0, 0, 0], 'amendment': [2, 1, 0, 5], 'constitution': [39, 3, 11, 39], 'fundamental duties': [4, 0, 3, 4]}

Option 1: 40th Amendment - This option is incorrect. The 40th Amendment to the Constitution did not include the addition of the Fundamental Duties.

Option 2: 42nd Amendment - This option is correct. The 42nd Amendment to the Constitution, passed in 1976, added the concept of Fundamental Duties. It added a new part, Part IV-A, to the Constitution which contains a list of 10 Fundamental Duties for citizens.

Option 3: 44th Amendment - This option is incorrect. The 44th Amendment to the Constitution, passed in 1978, did not include the addition of the Fundamental Duties.

Option 4: 45th Amendment - This option is incorrect. The 45th Amendment to the Constitution did not include the addition of the Fundamental Duties.

In conclusion, the correct answer is option 2, the 42nd Amendment, which added the Fundamental Duties to the Constitution.

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