Mains 2017 • GS-IV • Q.7

Mains • GS-IV • 2017 • Q.7

String (e.g. Modern History, CSAT, Polity)

(a) The crisis of ethical values in modern times is traced to a narrow perception of the good life. Discuss. (b) Increased national wealth did not result in equitable distribution of its benefits. It has created only some "enclaves of modernity and prosperity for a small minority at the cost of the majority." Justify.

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NCERT Connection

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