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Salient Features of the Constitution — I — Question 7

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Question 7

With reference to the Fundamental Duties, answer the following:

(a) What are known as Fundamental Duties?

(b) Give any three Fundamental Duties.

(c) What is the importance of these Duties?

Answer

(a) The Fundamental Duties are the basic moral and civic obligations which are expected from the citizens. The Fundamental Duties and Fundamental Rights go hand in hand. For example, the right to freedom implies that we have to maintain a self-restraint and accord similar rights to others which we want for ourselves.

(b) Three Fundamental Duties are:

  1. To abide by the Constitution and respect its ideals and institutions, the National Flag and the National Anthem.
  2. To cherish and follow the noble ideals which inspired our national struggle for freedom.
  3. To uphold and protect the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India.

(c) Importance of Fundamental Duties are:

  1. To make the citizens aware of their social and economic obligations.
  2. To warn them to do and not to do certain things in the interest of their country, fellow citizens and themselves.
  3. To protect and awaken the people to their cultural heritage.
  4. To tame the unruly elements in society.
  5. To strengthen national harmony as they stir up patriotism