Abolition of untouchability is not only a legal rule but protection of which value?

Correct answer: Human dignity

Correct answer: A, human dignity. Untouchability treats people as inferior and denies them equal social respect and participation. Abolishing it therefore does more than impose a legal prohibition: it affirms that every person has equal worth and must be able to live without humiliation, exclusion, or caste-based pollution rules. Option A is correct because dignity means the inherent value and respectful treatment owed to every human being. Option B is wrong because ending untouchability is not primarily about collecting government revenue. Option C is wrong because foreign policy concerns relations with other countries, not the social equality issue described here. Option D is wrong because the protection of dignity is not a business-profit measure. The legal rule is important because it gives the state power to prohibit and punish the practice, while the underlying value explains why the practice is morally and democratically unacceptable. Memory cue: equality gives equal status; dignity gives equal respect.