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QUESTION 9
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20 marks

You are Superintendent of Police in a prohibition state where illicit liquor causes deaths. Traditional raids and prosecutions have had limited impact. Your inspection shows the affected areas are economically, industrially and educationally backward, agriculture suffers from poor irrigation, and community clashes reinforce illicit distillation. What new approach will you adopt to bring the problem under control?

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What the examiner wants

Explain: answer the exact PYQ as framed — “You are Superintendent of Police in a prohibition state where illicit liquor causes deaths. Traditional raids and prosecutions have had limited impact. Your inspection shows the affected areas are economically, industrially and educationally backward, agricul…” Treat each scoring limb separately instead of writing a general note on Illicit Distillation & Economic Backwardness.

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 Illicit Distillation & Economic Backwardness without directly resolving: “You are Superintendent of Police in a prohibition state where illicit liquor causes deaths.”
  • Under-developing the second scoring limb: “Traditional raids and prosecutions have had limited impact.”

Value addition

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

Official source anchors

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