UPSC Prelims 2021— Question 11

The 'Right to the City' is an urban-rights concept promoted internationally, but it was not at that time an agreed, universally recognized human right monitored through country commitments in the manner stated. It emphasizes inclusive access and participation in urban life and public spaces, but does not create an absolute right to public services for unauthorized colonies. The first and third statements are therefore problematic, leaving statement 2 as the valid one. The final answer-key position for Set C identifies option C as the correct option. Option A — 1 only — is not correct because it does not satisfy the specific condition tested in the question; it represents an alternative that is contradicted, incomplete, or less precise than the accepted answer. Option B — 3 only — is not correct because it does not satisfy the specific condition tested in the question; it represents an alternative that is contradicted, incomplete, or less precise than the accepted answer. Option C — 1 and 2 — is correct because it is the alternative that matches the constitutional, historical, geographical, scientific or economic principle established above. Option D — 2 and 3 — is not correct because it does not satisfy the specific condition tested in the question; it represents an alternative that is contradicted, incomplete, or less precise than the accepted answer. For PYQ interpretation, the distinction between the correct alternative and merely related facts is important. UPSC often places plausible distractors beside the precise statement that matches the underlying rule, chronology, definition or empirical relationship. The answer should therefore be read against the exact wording of the question rather than against a broadly related fact.