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Everyone wants justice for themselves and no one hates it; in that sense justice is compared to:Read the answer and worked solution →In ancient Indian society, maintaining a just social order was linked to the idea of:Read the answer and worked solution →Plato discussed justice through a dialogue between Socrates and his young friends in:Read the answer and worked solution →Socrates argued that if everyone were unjust:Read the answer and worked solution →Like a doctor with patients, a just ruler must be concerned with the people's:Read the answer and worked solution →Immanuel Kant held that all human beings possess:Read the answer and worked solution →Two workers from different castes do the same work; one gets 100 rupees and the other 75. This violates the principle of:Read the answer and worked solution →A school gives every student equal marks regardless of their answers. This ignores the principle of:Read the answer and worked solution →Miners and policemen doing dangerous work may deserve a higher reward under the principle of:Read the answer and worked solution →Suresh, who is visually impaired, gets 30 extra minutes in an exam. This reflects the principle of:Read the answer and worked solution →The three principles of justice are equal treatment, proportional reward and:Read the answer and worked solution →Harmonising the different principles of justice is a function of:Read the answer and worked solution →Social justice concerns the just distribution of:Read the answer and worked solution →To promote social equality, the Constitution abolished:Read the answer and worked solution →State governments redistributed land more fairly through:Read the answer and worked solution →The theory of just distribution using a veil of ignorance was put forward by:Read the answer and worked solution →Under the veil of ignorance, we decide society's rules without knowing:Read the answer and worked solution →Rawls expects people under the veil to view society from the point of view of the:Read the answer and worked solution →For Rawls, fairness is the outcome of:Read the answer and worked solution →Basic minimum conditions of life include nourishment, housing, clean water, education and a:Read the answer and worked solution →Which international body has devised methods to calculate basic needs?Read the answer and worked solution →Free market supporters believe a just distribution comes from:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the basic needsRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the principles of justiceRead the answer and worked solution →Find the real nameRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the justice wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Just or unjustRead the answer and worked solution →Which principleRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Justice bingoRead the answer and worked solution →

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Everyone wants justice for themselves and no one hates it; in that sense justice is compared to:

  1. Love
  2. Money
  3. Power
  4. Fame
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Correct answer: A. Love

1. We grasp it intuitively without defining it. 2. It evokes passionate responses. 3. So justice is a lot like love. _Source: syllabus Political Science, Political Theory, Chapter 4, Social Justice._

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In ancient Indian society, maintaining a just social order was linked to the idea of:

  1. Artha
  2. Dharma
  3. Karma
  4. Moksha
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Correct answer: B. Dharma

1. Kings had a primary duty to uphold it. 2. It meant a just social order. 3. That idea is dharma. _Source: syllabus Political Science, Political Theory, Chapter 4, Social Justice._

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Plato discussed justice through a dialogue between Socrates and his young friends in:

  1. The Republic
  2. On Liberty
  3. Hind Swaraj
  4. The Prince
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Correct answer: A. The Republic

1. Glaucon and Adeimantus asked why be just. 2. This was in fourth century BC Athens. 3. The book is The Republic. _Source: syllabus Political Science, Political Theory, Chapter 4, Social Justice._

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