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MPSC Rajyaseva 2014 CSAT — Question 34

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अंधश्रद्धा निर्मूलनाचे काम कठीण आहे कारण : / Eradication of superstition is a difficult task because :

(a)लोक त्याच्या आहारी गेलेले आहेत आणि ते अडाणी आहेत. / People are addicted to it and they are ignorant.

(b)लोकांचा त्यावर विश्वास आहे व त्यांना परावृत्त करण्याचा प्रयत्न केल्यास ते नाउमेद होतील. / People have faith in it and an attempt to divert them from it will demoralise them.

(c)त्याची मुळे सामान्य माणसाच्या जीवनात खोल रूजलेली आहेत. / Its roots have gone deep in the life of common man.

(d)श्रद्धा व अंधश्रद्धा यांच्यातील सीमारेषा फार बारीक आहे. / The line between superstition and faith is very thin.

1)(b)
2)(d)
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4)(a)

According to sociological passages on superstition, its eradication remains difficult primarily because superstitions are deeply embedded in the everyday lives of common people.

🏛️ The Maharashtra angle

Connects with Maharashtra's rich tradition of social reformers like Shahu, Phule, and Ambedkar fighting superstitions.

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