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QUESTION 4(b)
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10 marks

Developments such as the RTI Act, media and judicial activism help transparency and accountability, but can also be misused and make officers afraid to take prompt decisions. Analyze this dichotomy and suggest how the negative impacts can be minimized.

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What the examiner wants

Analyze the exact proposition in the PYQ — “Developments such as the RTI Act, media and judicial activism help transparency and accountability, but can also be misused and make officers afraid to take prompt decisions. Analyze this dichotomy and suggest how the negative…” — using concept/chronology or mechanism, evidence on both sides where relevant, and a conclusion that answers the directive rather than merely describing Ethics Theory.

AnalyzeBreak it into parts, show how the parts connect, and judge which matter most.

Demand-wise check

  1. 1For the prompt cue ‘Developments such as the RTI Act, media and judicial activism help transparency and accountability, but can also be misused and ma’, directly answer: Developments such as the RTI Act, media and judicial activism help transparency and accountability, but can also be misused and make officers afraid to take prompt…≈35 words
  2. 2For the prompt cue ‘Developments such as the RTI Act, media and judicial activism help transparency and accountability, but can also be misused and ma’, directly answer: Analyze this dichotomy and suggest how the negative impacts can be minimized≈35 words
  3. 3For the prompt cue ‘Developments such as the RTI Act, media and judicial activism help transparency and accountability, but can al’, add one verified official-source anchor and a limitation/counterpoint specific to Ethics Theory≈35 words

Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.

Answer plan

Define/contextualise Ethics TheoryExplain mechanism/chronologyQuestion-specific evidence/examplesImplicationsConcise conclusion

Where marks usually go

  • For the prompt cue ‘Developments such as the RTI Act, media and judicial activism help transparency and accountability, but can also be misu’, avoid a generic note on Ethics Theory; answer the actual wording/directive and the Ethics Theory proposition
  • For the prompt cue ‘Developments such as the RTI Act, media and judicial activism help transparency and accountability, but can also be misu’, do not add examples around Ethics Theory unless they prove, qualify or rebut the proposition asked

Value addition

  • Provision/institution → issue → implication table
    → Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.

Official source anchors

These are authoritative sources selected for this exact PYQ. Where a card is an official-domain anchor rather than a fact-level citation, verify the precise provision, definition or data point on the linked source before using it.