GS4 · UPSC Mains
I would rather try to persuade a man to go along, because once I have persuaded him, he will stick. If I scare him, he will stay just as long as he is scared, and then he is gone. Persuasion can often achieve what coercion cannot. In this context, evaluate the significance of persuasion for heralding social transformations. (10 marks, 150 words)
GS4 · Attitude — content, structure, function; influence & relation with thought & behaviour; moral & political attitudes; social influence & persuasion
| Topper | Rank | Source | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vishwajeet Gupta | AIR 67 · 2025 | Forumias | p.17 |
| Apurv Anand | — · 2023 | ForumIAS | p.17 |
| Nagendra Babu Kumar | — · 2023 | ForumIAS | p.17 |
| Sharda Gajanan Madyaswar | — · 2023 | ForumIAS | p.17 |
| Shubham Bhardwaj | — · 2023 | ForumIAS | p.17 |
| Shubhra Panda | — · 2023 | ForumIAS | p.17 |
| Suman Yadav | — · 2023 | ForumIAS | p.17 |
| Yogesh Dilhor UPSC IAS 2023 Topper AIR 5 | — | ForumIAS | p.17 |