XI Annual Paper 2023-24 Pol SC Set-A
XI Annual Paper 2023-24 Pol SC Set-A
XI Annual Paper 2023-24 Pol SC Set-A
SECTION-B (2x6=12)
SECTION-C (4x5=20)
SECTION-D (4x3=12)
24 Read the given extract and answer the following questions. (1+1+1+1
‘Human beings’, unlike all other objects, possess dignity. They are, for this reason, =4)
valuable in themselves. For the eighteenth-century German philosopher, Immanuel
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Kant, this simple idea had a deep meaning. For it meant that every person has dignity
and ought to be so treated as a human being. A person may be uneducated, poor, or
powerless. He may even be dishonest or immoral. Yet, he remains a human being
and deserves to be given some minimum dignity. For Kant, to treat people with
dignity was to treat them morally. This idea became a rallying point for those
struggling against social hierarchies and for human rights. Kant’s views represent,
what is called, the moral conception of rights. This position rests upon two
arguments. First, we should be treating others as we would like to be treated
ourselves. Second, we should make sure that we don’t treat the other person as
means to our ends. We should not treat people as we treat a pen, a car, or a horse. We
ought to respect people not because they are useful to us, but because they are, after
all, human beings.
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26.1 Name the first state that was formed on a linguistic basis. Who was the leader who
demanded such a state?
26.2 When was the ‘State Reorganization Commission’ set up?
26.3 How far do you think it is correct to make states on a linguistic basis and not
religion?
SECTION-E (6x4=24)
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