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Individual Rights vs Collective Good: Social Contract Tensions & Civic Duties

All UPSC Mains previous year questions mapped for Individual Rights vs Collective Good: Social Contract Tensions & Civic Duties under Social Philosophy Power Justice History.

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GS-42013 • Q1

The good of an individual is contained in the good of all. What do you understand by this statement? How can this principle be implemented in public life?

GS-42017 • Q4

and obligations, neither the law, nor democratic government, nor even the market economy will function properly. What do you understand by this statement? Explain with illustration in

GS-42015 • Q6

Social values are more important than economic values. Discuss the above statement with examples in the context of inclusive growth of a nation. Our attitudes towards life, work, other people and society are generally shaped unconsciously by the family and social

GS-42025 • Q36

"The strength of a society is not in its laws, but in the morality of its people." – Swami Vivekananda

GS-42023 • Q11

Explain the term social capital. How does it enhance good governance? “In Indian culture and value system, an equal opportunity has

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