Which item is NOT listed among the basic needs for social justice?

• A. Material needs such as food, healthcare, and employment
• B. Social needs such as respect, security, and participation
• C. Cultural needs such as identity, religion, and education
• D. Technological monopolies and patent rights

Answer: (D)

The idea being tested is how social justice defines basic needs. In this view, basic needs are grouped into three broad domains: material needs such as food, healthcare, and employment; social needs such as respect, security, and participation; and cultural needs such as identity, religion, and education. The item referring to technological monopolies and patent rights does not describe a basic need; it’s an economic or policy issue about how knowledge and goods are controlled and priced. While patent systems can influence access to medicines or technology, they are not universal human needs required for living with dignity in the same primary sense as food, safe healthcare, social inclusion, or cultural belonging. Therefore, the item not listed among the basic needs for social justice is technological monopolies and patent rights.