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Q30 (CDS-I/2003) Polity & Governance › Fundamental Rights, DPSP & Fundamental Duties › Directive Principles framework Answer Verified

With reference to Indian Constitution, consider the following statements : I. The Chapter on the Directive Principles of State Policy in the Indian Constitution seeks a Uniform Civil Code for all Indians. II. By 44th Amendment, the Janata Party Government in 1978-79 deleted the Fundamental Right to Property. III. Fundamental Duties were incorporated by the 42nd Amendment and added to Chapter IV. Which of these statements is/are correct?

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Your answer: —  Â·  Correct: A
Explanation

Statement I is correct as Article 44 of the Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP) mandates that the State shall endeavour to secure a Uniform Civil Code for all citizens [t7]. Statement II is correct because the 44th Amendment Act of 1978, enacted by the Janata Party government, repealed the Fundamental Right to Property by omitting Article 19(1)(f) and Article 31, subsequently making it a legal right under Article 300A [t1, t4, t9]. Statement III is incorrect; while Fundamental Duties were indeed incorporated by the 42nd Amendment Act of 1976, they were added as a new Part IV-A (Article 51A), not within the existing Chapter/Part IV, which is dedicated to DPSPs [t2, t5, t6, t8]. Therefore, only statements I and II are accurate.

Sources

  1. [1] https://nios.ac.in/media/documents/SrSec338New/338_Introduction_To_Law_Eng/338_Introduction_To_Law_Eng_L20.pdf
  2. [2] https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/24037/files/CERD_C_66_Add.33-EN.pdf
  3. [3] https://www.hpuniv.ac.in/hpuniv/upload/uploadfiles/files/PG%20MPUB%20202%20(2nd%20Sem)%20Administrative%20%26%20Constitutional%20Law%20Amended.pdf
  4. [4] https://www.mea.gov.in/images/pdf1/part4.pdf
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