This amendment added a new Part IVA to the Constitution, consisting of Article 51A, which originally listed ten Fundamental Duties for citizens. The 42nd Amendment Act is also known as the 'Mini Constitution' due to the significant and extensive changes it made to the Constitution.
Through which one of the following amendment acts were Fundamental Duties introduced to the Constitution of India?
Asked in UPSC Geoscientist 2022 · Topic: Fundamental Duties (Inclusion through the 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1976)
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