Which of the following is NOT a fundamental duty? |ForumIAS

[A] To provide opportunities for education to children between the age of six and fourteen years.

[B] Exercising the right to vote in democratic elections.

[C] To protect monuments and places of national importance

[D] To develop scientific temper, humanism and the spirit of inquiry and reform

Answer: B

Notes:

Explanation:

Fundamental Duties in India are enshrined in Article 51A of the Constitution of India under Part IV-A are:
According to Article 51A, it shall be the duty of every citizen of India:
- to protect and improve the natural environment, including forests, lakes, rivers and wildlife and to have compassion for living creatures
- to develop scientific temper, humanism and the spirit of inquiry and reform
- to provide opportunities for education to his child or ward between the age of six and fourteen years. This duty was added by the 86th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2002
- exercising the right to vote is not a Fundamental Duty. Voting is a legal right and a civic responsibility.

Source: Laxmikant

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