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QUESTION 10
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20 marks

A large chemical company is allowed to operate near a city despite environmental objections. Years of pollution damage land, water, crops and health, triggering protests and eventual closure. Closure causes unemployment in the factory and ancillary units and harms dependent industries. As the senior officer responsible for the issue, how will you address the competing environmental, livelihood and economic concerns?

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What the examiner wants

Explain: answer the exact PYQ as framed — “A large chemical company is allowed to operate near a city despite environmental objections. Years of pollution damage land, water, crops and health, triggering protests and eventual closure. Closure causes unemployment in the factory and ancillary units and…” Treat each scoring limb separately instead of writing a general note on Case Studies — Public Sector.

ExplainMake clear how and why it happens: causes, process, and an example for each point.

Demand-wise check

  1. 1Map the stakeholders, facts, competing obligations and the ethical/public-interest conflict embedded in the case≈65 words
  2. 2Answer each explicit sub-question in the case and compare feasible options using legality, consequences, rights, fairness and integrity≈65 words
  3. 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

Key facts and stakeholdersEthical/legal issuesRealistic options with consequencesReasoned choiceImplementation safeguards and accountability

Where marks usually go

  • Writing generally about Case Studies — Public Sector without directly resolving: “A large chemical company is allowed to operate near a city despite environmental objections.”
  • Under-developing the second scoring limb: “Years of pollution damage land, water, crops and health, triggering protests and eventual closure.”

Value addition

  • Stakeholder map + options-versus-values decision matrix
    → Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.

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