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SSC MTS 2024 PYQ — Question 64

SSC MTS - 29/10/2024 - (4:00 PM - 5:30 PM) • English • Q64

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Which of the following is NOT true regarding the Swaran Singh Committee?

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. It suggested nine items as duties of the citizens.

 

The Swaran Singh Committee was set up in 1976 during Indira Gandhi’s government to recommend the insertion of Fundamental Duties in the Indian Constitution, which were later incorporated through the 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1976. The committee recommended 10 fundamental duties, not nine.

Other statements:

  • The 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act was based on its recommendations: True; it added the Fundamental Duties to Part IV-A of the Constitution.

  • The Swaran Singh Committee was set up in 1976: True.

  • The committee was established during Indira Gandhi's Government: True.