CSE · GS-2Official PYQ · CSE 2023 · Q17Social Justice · Welfare Schemes · 15 marks · 250 words
English
“Development and welfare schemes for the vulnerable, by its nature, are discriminatory in approach.” Do you agree? Give reasons for your answer.
हिन्दी
“वंचितों के विकास और कल्याण की योजनाएं अपनी प्रकृति से ही दृष्टिकोण में भेदभाव करने वाली होती हैं।” क्या आप सहमत हैं? अपने उत्तर के पक्ष में कारण दीजिए।
Text taken verbatim from the commission's published question paper. Transcribed from UPSC’s question paper, CS(M) 2023 (English and Hindi). Source
Syllabus
Social Justice · Welfare Schemes
Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes; mechanisms, laws, institutions and bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections.
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