FR, DPSPs & FDs

Question 1

Which other major country has FDs

Answer 1

Japan

Question 2

When were FDs added and amended

Answer 2

Added by 42nd CAA 1976

Amended by 86th CAA 2002

Question 3

How many FD did Swaran Singh come suggest

Answer 3

8

Question 4

Which committee was set up by whom for FDs and when

Answer 4

Sardar Swaran Singh Committee by Indira Gandhi govt, 1976.

Question 5

When were FDs added

Answer 5

In 1976, during emergency (1975-77)

Question 6

Which FDs of SS committee were not included in the FDs by govt

Answer 6

1. Punishment for non compliance of duties
2. No law imposing these punishments can be challenged in courts on grounds of infringement of FRs.
3. Paying taxes

Question 7

Do FDs extend to foreigners?

Answer 7

No.

Question 8

Who said
“ the moral value of fundamental duties would be not to smoother rights but to establish a democratic balance by making the people conscious of their duties equally as they are conscious of their rights.”

Answer 8

Indira Gandhi

Question 10

Who said
“ fundamental duties would have a sobering effect on these restless spirits who have had a host of antinational, subversive and unconstitutional agitations in the past.”

Answer 10

HR Gokhale, the then law minister 1976.

Question 11

In which case SC said FDs can be used to interpret ambiguous laws in order to determine their constitutionality

Answer 11

Mohan Kumar Singhania case 1991

Question 12

In which case SC said a common thread runs through part III, IV, and IV A ?

Answer 12

Ramlila Maidan Incident case 2012

Question 13

Are FDs enforceable by law

Answer 13

Parliament can make a law to impose punishment for failure to fulfil them.

Question 14

FDs inspired by

Answer 14

USSR constitution

Question 15

What did Verma committee do wrt FDs ?

Answer 15

Identified existence of legal provisions for the implementation of some FDs.

Question 16

Which duty was added in 2002

Answer 16

To provide opportunities for education to his or her child/ward between age of 6 and 14 years

Question 17

List FDs

Answer 17

1. Constitution, NF, NA
2. Nat struggle for f
3. Sov, unity, integrity
4. Nat service
5. Common brotherhood, dignity of women
6. Preserve rich heritage of country’s composite culture
7. Protect Nat envy
8. Dev sci temper, humanism, spirt of inquiry and reform
9. Safeguard pub property, abjure violence
10. Strive towards excellence in all spheres of Indv and collective activity
11. Edu for ward bw 6-14 yrs of age.

Question 18

Article of FDs

Answer 18

51A

Question 19

Which committee identified legal provisions for FDs

Answer 19

Verma committee on FDs of citizens 1999.

Question 20

List some legal provisions that implement FDs

Answer 20

Prevention of insults to national honour act, 1971
various criminal laws
protection of civil rights act 1955
Indian penal code
unlawful activities prevention act of 1967
Representation of people act, 1951
Wildlife protection act of 1972,
Forest conservation act of 1980.

Question 21

Who said FR and DPSPs are the conscience of the constitution

Answer 21

Granville Austin

Question 22

Instrument of instructions was a part of

Answer 22

Govt of India Act of 1935

Question 23

DPSPs are inspired by

Answer 23

Instrument of instructions

Question 24

DPSPs give recommendations on which matters

Answer 24

Legislative
Executive
Administrative

Question 25

A36

Answer 25

State in part 4 has the same meaning as in part 3

Question 26

DPSPs est what type of state

Answer 26

Welfare state, not a police state.

Question 27

A37

Answer 27

DPSPs are fundamental in the governance of the country and it shall be the duty of the state to apply these principles in making laws.

Question 28

DPSPs are enshrined in which articles and which part

Answer 28

36 to 51 Part 4

Question 29

Who pitched the OG idea of justifiable and non justiciable rights to the CA

Answer 29

BN Rau, the constitutional advisor to the CA

Question 30

Who said “ a govt that rests on popular vote can hardly ignore the DPSPs while shaping its policy.”

Answer 30

Ambedkar

Question 31

Who said “ no ministry responsible to the people can afford light heartedly to ignore the provisions in Part 4 of the constitution.”

Answer 31

Alladi Krishna Swamy Ayyyar

Question 32

Who pointed out the constitutional conflict that DPSPs give rise to and what are these conflicts ?

Answer 32

K Santhanam Conflicts are bw 1. Centre and states 2. President and PM 3. Governor and CM

Question 33

Who said “ The ghosts of Sydney Webb and Beatrice Webb stalk through the pages of the text. Part four of the Constitution expresses Fabian socialism without the socialism. DPSPs are deemed to be suitable in India in the middle of the 20th century. The question whether they are suitable for the 21st century cannot be answered but it is quite probable that they will be entirely out moded.”

Answer 33

Sir Ivor Jennings

Question 34

Who said DPSPs have no consistent philosophy

Answer 34

Sir Ivor Jennings

Question 35

Who said “ DPSPs are neither properly classified nor logically arranged. It mixes up relatively unimportant issues with the most vital economic and social questions.”

Answer 35

N Srinivasan

Question 36

Who said “ DPSPs are pious superfluities. A check on the bank payable only when the resources of the bank for permit.”

Answer 36

KT Shah

Question 37

Who said DPSPs are “no better than the new years resolutions which are broken on 2nd of January”

Answer 37

Nasiruddin

Question 38

Who said “DPSPs are a veritable dustbin of sentiments”

Answer 38

TT Krishnamachari

Question 39

Who called DPSPs a manifesto of aims and aspirations, a mere moral homily

Answer 39

KC Wheare

Question 40

Who called DPSPs pious aspirations

Answer 40

Sir Ivor Jennings