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Mill's "harm principle" allows restricting liberty when:
Athey offend tradition
Bactions harm others
Cthey violate religion
Dthey harm self
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. actions harm others
1. Self-regarding actions: outside state authority.
2. Other-regarding harmful actions: legitimately restricted.
3. Mere offense or self-harm don't justify coercion.
__Source: NCERT Class 11 Political Theory Ch 2 §2.4 — harm principle__