What is meant by Social Equality?

Each person should perform the functions according to his status

No effort should be made to modify the existing social system

No person should be made to suffer a position of relative inferiority in relation to other men due to caste, race or religion

Special effort to improve the lot of weaker section

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UPSC CAPF – 2016

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The correct answer is C.

Social equality is the principle where all individuals within a society have equal rights, opportunities, and status, free from discrimination based on factors like caste, race, religion, gender, etc. Option C directly reflects this by stating that no person should face inferiority due to these social markers. Option A describes a rigid social hierarchy, the opposite of equality. Option B suggests maintaining the status quo, which is irrelevant to the definition of equality. Option D describes affirmative action, a measure to *achieve* equality, but not its definition.

Social equality is a fundamental pillar of a just and democratic society, aiming to eliminate discrimination and ensure equal respect and worth for all individuals.

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