GS4 · UPSC Mains
Many states in India have experimented with prohibition of liquor at various times. However, it is common knowledge that many such states have a thriving illegal liquor industry. Moreover, it is ironical that while many political parties have prohibition prominently mentioned in their manifestos, it is politicians who distribute alcohol among voters during their election campaigns. This also gives rise to illicit liquor trade and many people lose their lives to it. (a) What are the socio-economic problems that are widely attributed to alcoholism? (b) Do you think prohibiting liquor creates more problems than it proposes to solve? (c) Short of prohibition, what can be done to tackle the problem of rising alcoholism, particularly among the youth of the country?
| Topper | Rank | Source | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ravi Kumar Sihag | — | VisionIAS | p.34 |
| Diksha Joshi | — | VisionIAS | p.34 |
| Manan Bhat | — | VisionIAS | p.34 |
| Bhuvi Gupta | — | VisionIAS | p.34 |
| Asad Zuberi | — | VisionIAS | p.34 |
| PURAN PRAKASH | — | VisionIAS | p.34 |
| Ankita Puwar | — | VisionIAS | p.34 |
| Naman Goyal | — | VisionIAS | p.34 |
| Amar Meena | — | VisionIAS | p.34 |
| Utsav Anand | — | VisionIAS | p.34 |
| Parth Gupta | — | VisionIAS | p.34 |
| RITIKA VERMA | — | VisionIAS | p.34 |
| Asad Zuberi | — | Vision | p.34 |
| Gamini Singla | — | Vision | p.429 |
| Diksha Joshi | — | Vision | p.34 |