2. Fundamental Rights and Duties
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•What are Rights?
The privileges given to a citizen are his rights.
Some rights are natural rights (for example,
right to live and right to self-protection); and
some others are legal rights (for example, right
to equality and right to education).
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•For the growth of individuals and the
progress of the country, certain
freedoms and fundamental rights are
inevitable. Hence the Indian
Constitution has given six Fundamental
Rights to every citizen of India.
4. Fundamental Rights
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Fundamental Rights are those rights
specified as well as protected by the
Constitution. These Rights cannot be
violated by anybody.
5. The six Fundamental Rights given
to all citizens are:
•1 Right to equality
•2 Right to freedom
•3 Right against exploitation
•4 Right to freedom of religion
•5 Cultural and educational rights
•6 Right to Constitutional remedies
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11. Fundamental Duties
•The Fundamental Rights and Duties of
Citizens are like two faces of a coin. The
Fundamental Duties are one's
obligations towards the country. When
the citizens voluntarily perform them,
the country is sure to make rapid
progress
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12. Eleven Fundamental Duties of
Citizens are given in the Constitution.
They may be summarised as follows:
• 1 To respect the Constitution, National Flag
and National Anthem.
• 2 To follow the noble ideals which inspired our
National Struggle for Freedom.
• 3 To protect the integrity of India.
• 4 To defend the Motherland when called upon
to do so.
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13. •5.To promote the spirit of common
brotherhood amongst all the people of
India.
•6. To preserve our rich heritage and
historical monuments.
•7. To protect and improve the natural
environment.
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14. • 8 .To develop scientific temper and the
spirit of inquiry.
• 9. To safeguard public property.
• 10 .To strive towards excellence in all
spheres of individual and collective
activities.
• 11 .To provide opportunities for education
by the parent or guardian to his child/ward
between the age of six and fourteen years.
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