Topic: Indian Constitution—historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions and basic structure
4. Do you think there is a need to legally enforce and implement at least some of the fundamental duties? Critically Analyse. (250 words)
Difficulty level: Moderate
Reference: Insights on India
Why the question:
The question is part of the static syllabus of General studies paper – 2 and mentioned as part of Mission-2023 Secure timetable.
Key Demand of the question:
To write about whether or not fundamental duties should be enforced.
Directive:
Critically analyze – When asked to analyse, you must examine methodically the structure or nature of the topic by separating it into component parts and present them in a summary. When ‘critically’ is suffixed or prefixed to a directive, one needs to look at the good and bad of the topic and give a balanced judgment on the topic.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Begin by giving brief about Article 51 and Part IV-A of the constitution.
Body:
In the first part, write about the rationale behind enactment of article 51, its aims and objectives that it strives to achieve.
Next, write about the advantages of enforcing certain fundamental duties – greater unity, spirit of fraternity etc
Next, wite about drawbacks of enforcing fundamental duties – lack of enforcing mechanism, additional burden on governance etc.
Conclusion:
Conclude by writing a way forward.
