Fundamental Rights, Duties & DPSP
Fundamental Rights, Fundamental Duties and the Directive Principles are three different things that exam setters deliberately mix up. The distinction that decides most questions: Fundamental Rights are justiciable — you can go to court over them — while Directive Principles are not.
Don't read this page — work through it. Each block asks you to commit to an answer before it tells you anything.
Start here: what do you already know?
Rights, duties, DPSP — true or false?
6 statements · 12s each
The six Fundamental Rights
| Right | Articles |
|---|---|
| Equality | 14–18 |
| Freedom | 19–22 |
| Against Exploitation | 23–24 |
| Freedom of Religion | 25–28 |
| Cultural & Educational | 29–30 |
| Constitutional Remedies | 32 |
The Right to Property was the seventh until the 44th Amendment (1978) moved it to Article 300A, making it a legal right, not a fundamental one. That change is asked constantly.
The three compared
| Fundamental Rights | Directive Principles | Fundamental Duties | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Part | III | IV | IVA |
| Enforceable? | Yes | No | No |
| Added when | Original | Original | 42nd Amdt, 1976 |
| Owed by/to | State to citizen | State's goals | Citizen to nation |
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Right, Directive Principle, or Duty?
0/6To secure a uniform civil code
Which group does it belong to?
Fix the numbers
Method, in order
Match the right to its articles
Quick reference
Exam tip: three amendments carry most of the marks in this topic — 42nd (added Duties), 44th (removed Property from Rights) and 86th (added Education). Know what each did and you can answer by elimination.