Paper 1 · Comprehension
UGC NET June 2023 (19.06.2023) Shift-II
Passage
Political freedom and economic justice are two sides of democracy; both are essential. We should lay stress on the improvement of the economic conditions of the people as well as on liberty and freedom. No society can claim to be democratic if it does not permit political liberty, freedom of conscience, freedom of choice between parties, and opportunities for peaceful and orderly changes of government. In the context of the international situation there are many misunderstandings. We can build peace even on the basis of misunderstandings; once peace is built, misunderstandings will diminish. We in our country are now engaged in effecting a social and economic revolution. The word revolution need not scare us. It does not mean barricades and bloodshed; it means only speedy and drastic changes. We are interested not only in our objectives but in our methods, not only in what we achieve but in how we achieve. Through peaceful, constitutional processes we won our independence and integrated our country, and now we strive to raise the material standards of our people. Even if we meet defeat in our attempt to replace force by persuasion, the politics of power by the politics of brotherhood, we are convinced the defeat will be only temporary, for goodness is rooted in things; kindness and love are as contagious as unkindness and hate.
According to the passage, for a democratic society it is essential to have which of the following?
- Complete literacy
- Political freedom
- Freedom of the individual
- Population control
- Economic justice
A1, 2 & 5 only
B2, 3 & 4 only
C3 & 5 only
D2, 3 & 5 only ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) 2, 3 & 5 only — A democratic society needs political freedom, individual freedom and economic justice, so the answer is 2, 3 and 5.
Explanation
★A democratic society needs political freedom, individual freedom and economic justice, so the answer is 2, 3 and 5.
★The passage says both political freedom and economic justice are essential to democracy.
★So political freedom is required, matching item 2.
★It also insists on liberty and freedom of the individual, matching item 3.
★It treats economic justice as the other essential side of democracy, matching item 5.
★It does not list complete literacy or population control as essentials.
★So the essentials are items 2, 3 and 5.
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