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Security in the Contemporary World — Political Science STD 12 Humanities — Question

CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 HumanitiesPolitical ScienceSecurity in the Contemporary World5 Marks
Question
Read the passage given below carefully and answer the questions that follow:
All proponents of human security agree that its primary goal is the protection of individuals. However, there are differences about precisely what threats individuals should be protected from. Proponents of the ‘narrow’ concept of human security focus on violent threats to individuals.
  1. Which type of security is the main concern of ‘human security’?
  2. What would you like to include under the ‘broad’ concept of human security? Explain.
  3. Identify any four threats from which individuals should be protected.
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Answer

  1. Protection of Individuals.
  2. Protection of the life of individual from hunger, disease and natural disasters.
  3. Threats from which individuals should be protected:
  • Global warming.
  • International Terrorism.
  • Aids.
  • Health Epidemics.
  • Human Right Violations.
  • Poverty and Hunger.

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