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MPSC Rajyaseva 2021 CSAT — Question 79

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तुम्ही जिल्हा पोलीस विभागाच्या सामाजिक कक्षाच्या प्रमुख आहात. स्त्रियांचा एक गट तुम्हाला भेटायला आला आहे आणि यातील काहीजणी विवाहित तर काहीजणी अविवाहित आहेत. कुटुंबाच्या भरभराटीसाठी आशीर्वाद मिळवण्यासाठी, पुढील महिन्याच्या शेवटच्या आठवड्यात होणाऱ्या एका पवित्र साधूच्या 'गुरू-सेवा' कार्यक्रमात सहभागी होण्यासाठी त्यांच्यावर त्यांच्या कुटुंबाकडून दबाव आणला जात आहे आणि काहीना धमकी दिली जात आहे असा त्यांचा दावा आहे. या गटाच्या सदस्यांचा अशा प्रकारच्या भक्तीवर विश्वास नाही. तुम्ही अनेक वेळं या पवित्र व्यक्तीला भेटला आहात परंतु त्यांच्यासंबंधी कोणताही प्रवाद तुमच्या ऐकण्यात नाही. तुम्ही....

1)convince the women that it is their duty to participate in Guru-Seva for earning blessings for the prosperity of their families.
2)seek a written complaint from each woman and send appropriately worded notices to the concerned families that forcing any member of the family to participate in such a programme against his or her will is illegal.
3)convince the women that it would be better to tackle their own family problem with the help of an NGO working towards eradication of superstitions.
4)take the help of NGOs, schools and colleges to organise a campaign in the district to make people aware of the fact that it is illegal to force persons to participate in such a programme against their will.✓ Correct

Decision Making: MPSC gives marks for every option, with no negative marking.

(1) 0 marks(2) 1.5 marks(3) 1 marks(4) 2.5 marks

Forcing anyone into a religious programme against their will is illegal, and these women are unlikely to be the only ones facing it. A district-wide awareness campaign with NGOs, schools and colleges protects them and everyone in the same position, which is why it earns full marks. Notices to individual families (2) help only this group, sending them to an NGO alone (3) shifts the police's job, and urging them to comply (1) earns zero.

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