{"id":88262,"date":"2025-06-01T07:06:39","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T07:06:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=88262"},"modified":"2025-06-01T07:06:39","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T07:06:39","slug":"which-of-the-following-are-the-features-of-the-ideology-of-utilitarian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-of-the-following-are-the-features-of-the-ideology-of-utilitarian\/","title":{"rendered":"Which of the following are the features of the ideology of utilitarian"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the following are the features of the ideology of utilitarianism?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. Utilitarians believed that all value derives from land<\/li>\n<li>2. The most celebrated spokesmen of utilitarianism were Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill<\/li>\n<li>3. Utilitarians were advocates of the idea that India could be ruled through indigenous laws and customs<\/li>\n<li>4. Utilitarians were advocates of the idea of the &#8216;greatest good for the greatest number of people&#8217;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Select the correct answer using the code given below:<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 and 4 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 and 4 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;1, 2 and 4&#8243; option4=&#8221;2 and 3&#8243; correct=&#8221;option2&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC NDA-2 &#8211; 2016<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-nda-2-2016.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-nda-2-2016\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nThe correct answer is B. Utilitarianism is a philosophy that holds that the best course of action is the one that maximizes utility, often defined as maximizing happiness or pleasure and minimizing suffering or pain.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nStatement 1 is incorrect; Utilitarianism is based on utility\/happiness, not land value. Statement 2 is correct; Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill are considered the most important figures in classical Utilitarianism. Statement 3 is incorrect; Utilitarians often advocated for legal and social reforms based on rational principles aimed at maximizing utility, sometimes viewing indigenous laws and customs as obstacles to progress. Statement 4 is correct; The principle of &#8220;the greatest good for the greatest number&#8221; is a central tenet of Utilitarianism, especially associated with Bentham.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nBentham focused on a quantitative approach to calculating utility (felicific calculus), while Mill introduced qualitative distinctions among pleasures and emphasized individual liberty within the framework of utilitarian principles. Utilitarian ideas significantly influenced legal reform, administrative policy, and political thought, including British policy in India, where it was sometimes used to justify intervention and reform on the grounds of promoting the &#8220;greatest good.&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the following are the features of the ideology of utilitarianism? 1. Utilitarians believed that all value derives from land 2. The most celebrated spokesmen of utilitarianism were Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill 3. Utilitarians were advocates of the idea that India could be ruled through indigenous laws and customs 4. Utilitarians were &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Which of the following are the features of the ideology of utilitarian\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-of-the-following-are-the-features-of-the-ideology-of-utilitarian\/#more-88262\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Which of the following are the features of the ideology of utilitarian<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1094],"tags":[1098,1124,1125],"class_list":["post-88262","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-nda-2","tag-1098","tag-modern-history-of-india","tag-modern-history-miscellaneous","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Which of the following are the features of the ideology of utilitarian<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The correct answer is B. 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