UPSC General Studies Solved Paper - General Studies-2017

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    In the context of India, which one of the following is the correct relationship between Rights and Duties?

    A)  Rights are correlative with Duties.

    B)  Rights are personal and hence independent of society and Duties.

    C)  Right, not Duties, are important for the advancement of the personality of the citizen.

    D)  Duties, not Rights, are important for the stability for the State.

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    Exp. [a] The Constitution of India, the longest written Constitution of the world, has envisaged a holistic approach towards civic life in a democratic polity. Certain rights have been guaranteed within the Constitution as Fundamental Rights. Since human conduct cannot be confined to the realm of Fundamental Rights, the Constitution has envisaged certain duties, which are correlated to the rights, and those duties have been described as Fundamental Duties.


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