Q81 · UPSC Prelims 2021 · Set A · Polity and Governance

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Consider the following statements:1.'Right to the City' is an agreed human right and the UN-Habitat monitors the commitments made by each country in this regard.2.'Right to the City' gives every occupant of the city right to reclaim public spaces and public participation in the city

A 1 only | | | | --- | --- | --- | |
B 3 only | | | |
C 1 and 2 | | | |
D 2 and 3 | | | | Ans) C | | |

Correct answer: (d) 2 and 3 | | | | Ans) C | | |

Explanation

  1. A

    1 only | | | | --- | --- | --- | |

    1 only. It is not a settled UN-Habitat-monitored human right in the form statement 1 claims.

  2. B

    3 only | | | |

    3 only. Statement 2 also holds: reclaiming public space and participation.

  3. C

    1 and 2 | | | |

    1 and 2. Statement 1 fails.

  4. D

    2 and 3 | | | | Ans) C | | |

    2 and 3. Occupants’ claim on public space and participation, and a non-discrimination reading of the Right to the City. Not an agreed, UN-Habitat-policed human right as 1 puts it.

Summary. Official key is (d) 2 and 3. ‘Right to the City’ is a Lefebvre / urban-social idea about using and shaping urban space without discrimination. It is not a universally agreed human right that UN-Habitat scores country by country as statement 1 says.

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