{"id":1125,"date":"2026-08-09T18:46:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T13:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/pyq\/the-main-goal-of-the-fundamental-duties-in-the-indian-upsc-psir-2023-1811\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T21:23:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T15:53:59","slug":"the-main-goal-of-the-fundamental-duties-in-the-indian-upsc-psir-2023-1811","status":"publish","type":"psir_pyq","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/the-main-goal-of-the-fundamental-duties-in-the-indian-upsc-psir-2023-1811\/","title":{"rendered":"The main goal of the Fundamental Duties in the Indian Constitution is to generate civic responsibility among the citizens. Explain."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pq-flow\">\n<div class=\"pq-flow-h\">Flow snapshot <em>\u2014 how the answer moves<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p1\"><span>Intro routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 1<\/i> locate FDs (Part IVA, Art 51A, 42nd Amendment \/ Swaran Singh) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> purpose not punishment but civic responsibility<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> rights must be balanced by responsibilities <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> duties bind rights to responsible conduct<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p2\"><span>Body flow<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p>content shows the aim (respect Constitution, unity, harmony, environment, scientific temper, public property <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> civic discipline) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> deeper basis: rights &amp; duties correlatives <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Gandhi<\/b> (<i>Hind Swaraj<\/i>) \/ <b>Mazzini<\/b> (<i>Duties of Man<\/i>) \/ <b class=\"pq-sc\">V.K.R.V. Rao<\/b> <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> duties give rights ethical ground <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> civic goal guides law (non-justiciable yet directive) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <i>Rural Litigation &amp; Entitlement Kendra<\/i> (environmental duty) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Verma<\/b> Committee (integrity, accountability, leadership)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p3\"><span>Counter-view<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p>goal can turn into disciplining <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Anupama Rao<\/b> (duty as precondition for citizenship) \/ <b class=\"pq-sc\">Chandhoke<\/b> \/ <b class=\"pq-sc\">Nandy<\/b> (state moral authoritarianism)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p4\"><span>Conclusion routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 1<\/i> rights without duties = entitlement without accountability; duties without rights = oppression<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> true goal = civic &amp; moral education, not coercive enforcement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"pyq_year":[34],"pyq_marks":[35],"pyq_topic":[59],"pyq_paper":[33],"class_list":["post-1125","psir_pyq","type-psir_pyq","status-publish","hentry","pyq_year-34","pyq_marks-15-marks","pyq_topic-salient-features-of-the-indian-constitution","pyq_paper-paper-1"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1125","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/psir_pyq"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1125\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4719,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1125\/revisions\/4719"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1125"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"pyq_year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_year?post=1125"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_marks","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_marks?post=1125"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_topic?post=1125"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_paper","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_paper?post=1125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}