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John Stuart Mill's "harm principle" holds that liberty may be restricted only to:
Aprevent harm to others
Benforce religious orthodoxy
Cmaximize state revenue
Dprotect cultural traditions
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. prevent harm to others
1. Mill articulates the harm principle in "On Liberty" (1859).
2. Self-regarding actions (affecting only oneself) lie outside state authority.
3. Other-regarding actions causing harm can be regulated.
__Source: NCERT Class 11 Political Theory Ch 2 §2.4 — harm principle__