उपर्युक्त परिच्छेद के आधार पर, निम्नलिखित पदों में से कौन-सा एक, राज्य के परम लक्ष्य को सर्वोत्तम रूप में व्यक्त करता है ?
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Based on the above passage, which one of the following terms best expresses the ultimate goal of the state?
(a) Personal safety · (b) Health of body and mind · (c) Communal harmony · (d) Liberty
उत्तर और व्याख्या · explanation in English
Answer: (d) स्वतंत्रता
The passage says the end of the state is to free each man from fear, to let bodies and minds function safely, and to lead men to exercise a free reason. Every one of these aims is a form of freedom, so liberty is the term that covers them all.
- ✗ (a) Security 'without injury' is part of the aim, but it serves the larger end of freeing each man from fear — too narrow.
- ✗ (b) Bodies and minds functioning 'safely' is a means; the passage never names health as the end.
- ✗ (c) Not acting 'unfairly toward one another' is a result of free reason, not the ultimate goal.
- ✓ (d) 'To free each man from fear', to 'live by, and to exercise, a free reason' — the state's end is liberty.
Remember · For 'ultimate goal' questions, choose the single term that covers every aim the passage lists; partial aims are traps.
Question and answer: UPSC's official GS Paper II (2023, Series A) — paper ↗ · answer key ↗. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 30 Sept 2026 (how we verify). ·