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Democratic Rights — Social Science STD 9 — Question

Rajasthan BoardEnglish MediumSTD 9Social ScienceDemocratic Rights5 Marks
Question
“State has to be neutral and impartial in dealing with all religions." Explain the characteristic feature of the state that is being highlighted through this statement.
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Answer

  1. The state that is being highlighted through this statement is a secular state. In a secular state, citizens have complete freedom to follow any religion.
  2. There is no official religion. Government treats all religious beliefs and practices with equal respect. A secular State does not confer any privilege or favour on any particular religion. Nor does it punishes or discriminate against people on the basis of religion they follow.
  3. Every person has a right to profess, practise and propagate the religion he or she believes in. Secularism is based on the idea that the state is concerned only with relations among human beings, and not with the relation between human beings and God.

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