PYQ 2017 Q72 · RaahUPSC PYQ

2017 · Polity & GovernancePrevious Year Question

Q72.

In the context of India, which one of the following is the correct relationship between Rights and Duties?

A. Rights are correlative with Duties.

B. Rights are personal and hence independent of society and Duties.

C. Rights, not Duties, are important for the advancement of the personality of the citizen.

D. Duties, not Rights, are important for the stability of the State.

Answer

A

Explanation

Rights are what we want others to do for us whereas the duties are those acts which we should perform for others. Thus, a right comes with an obligation to show respect for the rights of others. The obligations that accompany rights are in the form of duties. Rights and duties are correlative.