Fundamental duties in the Indian constitution are borrowed from the constitution of _______.

The correct answer is USSR.

Key Points

• Fundamental Duties in the Indian constitution are borrowed from the constitution of the USSR. USSR is known as the Constitution of the Soviet Union. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was a federal socialist state in Northern Eurasia that existed from 1922 to 1991.
• Indian constitution borrowed fundamental duties and the ideal of justice (social, economic, and political) in the preamble from the USSR. Many other ideas were borrowed from South Africa, Japan, and France.
• Some of the features are borrowed from the USA :

1. Fundamental Rights: Articles 12 to 35 of the Indian constitution contains all fundamental rights. Fundamental rights are basic human rights. There are six fundamental rights:  Right to equality, Right to Freedom, Right to Freedom of Religion, Right against Exploitation, Right to Constitutional Remedies, and Cultural and Educational Rights.
2. Judicial review: It is a type of court case, in which someone challenges the lawfulness of a government decision. Otherwise, the court can order the government to do or not do something. The law which applies in cases of this type is sometimes called “public law” or “administrative law”.

Additional Information

• The Constitution of India is the backbone of democracy in our country. 
• The Constituent Assembly adopted the Constitution on 26th November 1949 and it came into effect on 26th of January 1950.