Q. Fundamental Duties are inserted in the constitution under Prime Minister of:

[A] Jawaharlal Nehru

[B] Lal Bahadur Shastri

[C] Indira Gandhi

[D] Rajiv Gandhi

Answer: C
Notes:

Explanation:

The Fundamental Duties were incorporated in Part IV-A of the Constitution by the Constitution 42nd Amendment Act, 1976, during the Emergency under Indira Gandhi’s government.

Today, there are 11 Fundamental Duties described under Article 51-A, of which 10 were introduced by the 42nd Amendment and the 11th was added by the 86th Amendment in 2002, during Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s government.

Source: Indian Polity by Laxmikanth

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