Correct answer: (a) To vote in General Election
Explanation
- A
To vote in General Election
(a) Official key: Voting in a general election is a statutory/constitutional right and a civic practice, not a Fundamental Duty under Article 51A. Duties include scientific temper, safeguarding public property, and abiding by the Constitution. The item that is not a Fundamental Duty is to vote.
- B
To develop the scientific temper
To develop scientific temper, humanism and the spirit of inquiry is Article 51A(h). It is a Fundamental Duty. This option is therefore a listed duty, not the odd one out.
- C
To safeguard public property
To safeguard public property and to abjure violence is Article 51A(i). It is a Fundamental Duty. It cannot be the answer to ‘NOT a Fundamental Duty’.
- D
To abide by the Constitution and respect its ideas
To abide by the Constitution and respect its ideals and institutions, the National Flag and the National Anthem is Article 51A(a). It is the first listed duty. It is not the exception.
Summary. Official key is (a). Article 51A lists Fundamental Duties; voting in elections is not among them, though adult franchise is a constitutional right. Scientific temper, safeguarding public property, and abiding by the Constitution are all 51A duties. The keyed non-duty is voting in a general election.