The constitutional decision to abolish untouchability was linked with which wider value?

Human dignity and social equality

Correct answer: A. Untouchability treated people as socially inferior and denied them equal dignity and participation. Abolishing it was therefore not merely a technical legal change; it expressed the constitutional commitment to human dignity, equality and social justice. A is correct because ending such discrimination recognises that every person deserves respect and equal citizenship. B is wrong because hereditary power preserves status by birth, while abolition challenges status-based oppression. C is wrong because the decision rejected unjust privilege rather than protecting colonial privilege. D is wrong because the constitutional aim was equal citizenship, not different rights for different social groups. The Constitution can express values through specific rules: the abolition of untouchability is a concrete example of the broader value of social equality. Memory cue: dignity is protected when birth is not used to deny respect or rights.

This is a Class 9 Civics question. Chapter: Constitutional Design. Topic: Making of the Indian Constitution (Constituent Assembly).