UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2019

In the context of polity, which one of the following would you accept as the most appropriate definition of liberty?

  1. Protection against the tyranny of political rulers
  2. Absence of restraint
  3. Opportunity to do whatever one likes
  4. Opportunity to develop oneself fully

Answer

Correct Answer

Opportunity to develop oneself fully

Explanation

In political theory, liberty is not mere absence of restraint or licence to do anything; it is the availability of conditions and opportunities that allow individuals to develop their personality fully.

Topics: definition of liberty, liberty, political theory and the preamble, polity