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Secularism

Secularism is a Aptitude concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 12 past MPSC questions across 6 exam years between 2014 and 2024. Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.

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12
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6 · 2014–2024
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एका आस्थापनाकडून “आस्थापनाची सामाजिक जबाबदारी” या योजनेअंतर्गत, जीवनाच्या सर्व पैलूंसबंधात नवनिर्माण प्रस्थापित करण्यासाठी निधी देणाऱ्या कचेरीत प्रमुख म्हणून तुमची नेमणूक झाली आहे. तुमच्याकडे दोन मागण्या आल्या आहेत आणि त्यातील फक्त एकीची निवड तुम्हाला करायची आहे. नवोपक्रमात योग व्यवहार करून लोकांना आध्यात्मिक होण्यासाठी धर्म, जात, किंवा पंथ यांच्या निरपेक्ष मदत देणे हे यातील एका संघटनेचे ध्येय आहे. या संघटनेचा प्रमुख शहरातील प्रभावी नेत्याची गुरू आहे आणि तो नेता तुमच्यावर तिच्या मागणीची निवड करावी म्हणून दबाव आणत आहे. तरुण उद्योजकांच्या दुसऱ्या नवोपक्रमशील संघटनेला शहर स्वच्छ राखणाऱ्या सफाई सेवकांना देणारी उपकरणे विकसित करायची आहेत. त्यांची उपकरणे कर्मचाऱ्यांच्या स्वतः घाणेरडे न होता सर्व प्रकारची घाण हातालायला मदत करतील व विविध रोगांना बळी जाण्यापासून वाचवतील अशी हमी संघटनेने काही प्रत्यक्षकांससह दिलेली आहे. You have been appointed as the head of the office that allocates funds for promoting innovations in all walks of life by a corporate under the CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) scheme. You have received two proposals and as a rule you need to select only one of these. One organization aims at assisting people for becoming spiritual irrespective of religion, caste or creed, using innovative yoga practices. The head of this organization is the guru of one of the influential leaders from the city and he is pressuring you to select her proposal. Another enterprise of young entrepreneurs wants to develop tools for sanitation workers who maintain the city clean on no-profit basis. With some demonstrations, the enterprise guarantees that their tools will help workers to handle all sort of dirt without getting dirty and save them from becoming prone to various diseases. You will,

समाजातील भ्रष्टाचार, अन्याय आणि पिळवणूक यांचे निर्मूलन करण्यासंबंधात आध्यामिकतेने काही सकारात्मक भूमिका घेतली आहे असे आतापर्यंत तुमच्या पाहुण्यात नसल्याने तुम्ही निर्णय घेणे लांबणीवर टाकाल. या लोकांना आरोग्यपूर्ण व सन्मानाचे जीवन जगण्याचा हक आहे म्हणून अशा उपकरणांचे तातडीने विकसन करण्याची गरज असल्याने तुम्ही उद्योजकांच्या गटाला निधी द्याल. दोघांनाही समाधानी ठेवण्यासाठी दोन्ही अर्जदारांना उपलब्ध निधी सारखा विभागून देण्यासाठी व्यवस्थापनाकडून खास परवानगी मिळवाल. शहरात या गुरूचे श्रीमंत असे अनेक शिष्य असल्याने आणि व्यापक समाजाच्या लाभासाठी ते चांगले काम करत असल्याचे त्यांचे मत असल्याने तुम्ही आध्यात्मिक संघटनेला निधी द्याल. (English version: (1) delay taking any decision as till now you have not seen spirituality playing any positive role in eradicating corruption, injustice, and oppression that is present in various forms. (2) allocate funds to entrepreneurs’ group as there is an urgent need for developing assisting tools for these people as it is their right to live a healthy and respectful life. (3) get special permission from the management for dividing available funds equally among the two applicants and keep both of them happy. (4) allocate the funds for spiritual organization as there is many affluent followers of this guru in the city and according to them they are doing good activities for the benefit of wider society.)

1)delay taking any decision as till now you have not seen spirituality playing any positive role in eradicating corruption, injustice and oppression that is present in various forms.
2)allocate funds to the entrepreneurs' group as there is an urgent need for developing assisting tools for these people, as it is their right to live a healthy and respectful life.✓ Correct
3)get special permission from the management for dividing available funds equally among the two applicants and keep both of them happy.
4)allocate the funds for the spiritual organization as there are many affluent followers of this guru in the city and according to them they are doing good activities for the benefit of wider society.

In ethical resource allocation dilemmas concerning marginalized sections, priority must be given to fundamental human rights and empowering individuals to live healthy, dignified lives.

प्रबोधनामुळे समाज कोणत्या अपेक्षा करायला शिकला ? / What did the society learn to expect as a result of the Enlightenment ?

1)कोणत्याही वैध राजकीय व्यवस्थेने मानवाचे मूलभूत हक्क व धार्मिक स्वातंत्र्याचा सन्मान केला पाहिजे. / Any legitimate political system should respect basic human rights and religious diversity.✓ Correct
2)लोकांनी राज्यकर्त्यांना मान्यता दिली पाहिजे. / People should give consent to their rulers.
3)माणसाने स्वतंत्र विचार करण्याचे धैर्य दाखवले पाहिजे. / Humans should have the courage to think independently.
4)स्वातंत्र्य, समता आणि मानवी विवेकबुद्धी हे राज्यसत्तेचा पाया असले पाहिजेत. / Freedom, equality and human reason should form the basis of a State.

Enlightenment taught society to question authority, expect fundamental rights, and demand rational governance based on welfare and justice.

पुढीलपैकी कोणती बाब नव्या फ्रेंच व्यवस्थेचा पायाभूत घटक नव्हती ? Which of the following did not form the ideological basis of the new French Order ?

1)कॅथलिक चर्च / Catholic Church✓ Correct
2)सर्वांसाठी स्वातंत्र्य / Freedom for all
3)मानवी विवेकबुद्धी / Human reason
4)समता / Equality

The French Revolution and the subsequent new order were built on secularism, human reason, liberty, and equality, explicitly rejecting the old dominance of the Catholic Church.

पुढीलपैकी कोणत्या घटकांंचा लोकशाहीस असणाऱ्या आव्हानांमध्ये समावेश केला जाऊ शकतो ? Which of the following can be considered as challenges to democracy ?

(a)सांप्रदायिकता / Communalism

(b)सरंजामशाही / Feudalism

(c)अधिकारशाही / Authoritarianism

(d)लष्करी दडपशाही / Supression by Military

1)फक्त (a) / Only (a)
2)फक्त (b) आणि (c) / Only (b) and (c)
3)फक्त (a) आणि (c) / Only (a) and (c)
4)वरीलपैकी सर्व / All of the above✓ Correct

Communalism (a), feudalism (b), authoritarianism (c), and military suppression (d) are all major socio-political and structural hurdles that undermine democratic values, hence all of the above are correct.

खालीलपैकी कोणते विधान योग्य आहे ? Which of the following statements is correct ?

(a)भारतात वेगवेगळी राज्ये आपली संस्कृती जपू शकतात. / In India the various states can protect and conserve their cultures.

(b)भारतात प्रादेशिक राष्ट्रीयवाद नाकारला जातो. / In India regional chauvinistic tendencies are opposed.

1)फक्त (a) / Only (a)
2)फक्त (b) / Only (b)
3)(a) व (b) दोन्ही / Both (a) and (b)✓ Correct
4)(a) व (b) दोन्हीही नाही / Neither (a) nor (b)

India's constitutional framework explicitly protects cultural diversity for all states while simultaneously suppressing extreme regional chauvinism that threatens national unity.

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