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The 86th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2002 added which Fundamental Duty to Article 51A of the Indian Constitution?
A. Duty to safeguard public property and to abjure violence
B. Duty to develop the scientific temper, humanism and the spirit of inquiry
C. Duty of a parent or guardian to provide education opportunities to their child aged 6 to 14 years✓ Correct Answer
D. Duty to value and preserve the rich heritage of our composite culture
💡 Solution & Explanation
The 86th Constitutional Amendment Act of 2002 inserted clause (k) into Article 51A, establishing the fundamental duty for every parent or guardian to provide educational opportunities to their child between the ages of six and fourteen years. Other fundamental duties like safeguarding public property or developing scientific temper were introduced earlier by the 42nd Amendment Act of 1976. This specific addition complemented the simultaneous introduction of the Right to Education as a fundamental right under Article 21A.
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