Q. In the context of India, which one of the following is the correct relationship between Rights and Duties?
- Rights are correlative with Duties.
- Rights are personal and hence independent of society and Duties.
- Rights, not Duties, are important for the advancement of the personality of the citizen.
- Duties, not Rights, are important for the stability of the State.
Answer: (a) Rights are correlative with Duties.
Notes:
- Rights are defined as claims of an individual that are essential for the development of his or her own self and that are recognized by society or the State. A duty is something that someone is expected or required to do. Rights and duties are interdependent.
- Rights are what one want others to do for him/her, whereas duties are those acts that one should perform for others. Thus, a right comes with an obligation to show respect for the rights of others. The obligations that accompany rights are in the form of duties.
- Rights and duties are closely related and cannot be separated from one another. One cannot enjoy a right if others do not obey their duties.
- The State protects and enforces rights and it is the duty of all citizens to be loyal to the state.
