A building permitted for three floors is illegally extended to six floors and collapses, killing migrant labourers including women and children. Government announces relief and arrests the builder. Give reasons why such incidents occur across the country and suggest measures to prevent them.
What the examiner wants
Suggest: answer the exact PYQ as framed — “A building permitted for three floors is illegally extended to six floors and collapses, killing migrant labourers including women and children. Government announces relief and arrests the builder. Give reasons why such incidents occur across the country and…” Treat each scoring limb separately instead of writing a general note on Illegal Real-Estate Construction Collapse.
Demand-wise check
- 1Map the stakeholders, facts, competing obligations and the ethical/public-interest conflict embedded in the case≈65 words
- 2Answer each explicit sub-question in the case and compare feasible options using legality, consequences, rights, fairness and integrity≈65 words
- 3Choose and justify an implementable course of action, including safeguards, accountability and follow-through≈65 words
Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.
Answer plan
Where marks usually go
- Writing generally about Illegal Real-Estate Construction Collapse without directly resolving: “A building permitted for three floors is illegally extended to six floors and collapses, killing migrant labourers including women and children.”
- Under-developing the second scoring limb: “Government announces relief and arrests the builder.”
Value addition
- Stakeholder map + options-versus-values decision matrix
→ 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.
Next: plan for one minute, write it in 14 minutes, then get it checked.