QUESTION 1(a)
GS4
10 marks
Explain how ethics contributes to social and human well-being.
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7 min
150 words
What the examiner wants
Explain the ways ethics improves individual and social well-being.
ExplainMake clear how and why it happens: causes, process, and an example for each point.
Demand-wise check
- 1Individual: inner peace, self-respect, healthy relationships, eudaimonia≈30 words
- 2Social: trust and cooperation, lower transaction costs, justice for the weak, peaceful coexistence≈30 words
- 3Governance and economy: less corruption, better public services, fair markets≈30 words
- 4Examples: honesty in public life, CSR, compassion in crises≈30 words
Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.
Answer plan
Meaning of ethicsIndividual well-beingSocial well-beingGovernance gainsConclusion
Where marks usually go
- Defining ethics only, without linking to well-being
- No examples like honest officers building trust, CSR, or COVID relief compassion
Draw this
- Concentric circles: self → family → society → nation
Value addition
- ThinkerAristotle held that virtue leads to eudaimonia (flourishing).Nicomachean Ethics
- DataWorld Happiness Report uses social support, generosity and perceived corruption among its six key factors.World Happiness Report
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Reviewed public-source references related to this PYQ. Same-syllabus references are labelled separately.
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 3 ↗Same syllabus reference
- G Sanjana · AIR 55 · Page 3 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Vidushi Singh · AIR 13 · Page 5 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Aakash Garg · AIR 5 · Page 7 ↗Same syllabus reference
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