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ICSE Class 9 History & Civics Question 10 of 18

Salient Features of the Constitution — I — Question 8

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Question 8

By which Act of the Parliament were the Fundamental Duties included in the Constitution? Mention the Fundamental Duty which has been added by the Constitution (86th Amendment) Act, 2002 which is an offshoot of the Right to Education.

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The Fundamental Duties were added to the Constitution by the 42nd Amendment Act, 1976.

The Fundamental Duty which has been added by the Constitution (86th Amendment) Act, 2002 is "it is the duty of a parent or guardian to provide opportunities for education to his child or, as the case may be, ward between the age of six and fourteen years".