Which of the following statements is/are true of the Fundamental Duties of an Indian citizen? 1. A legislative process has been provided to enforce these duties. 2. They are correlative to legal duties. Select the correct answer using the code given below:
A
1 only
B
2 only
C
Both 1 and 2
D
Neither 1 nor 2
Correct answer
Explanation
Option (d) is correct because Fundamental Duties are non-justiciable and the Constitution does not provide a specific legislative process for their enforcement, nor are they legally correlative to legal duties. Statement 1 is a common trap because while Parliament has the power to enact separate laws to enforce specific duties (like the Wildlife Protection Act), there is no inherent legislative process provided within the constitutional framework itself for their general enforcement. The core concept tested is the legal status and non-enforceability of Fundamental Duties under Part IV-A of the Indian Constitution.
Indian PolityFundamental DutiesFundamental DutiesArticle 51APart IVALegislative processLegal dutiesNon-justiciable