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QUESTION PYQ 03
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20 marks

Vijay was Deputy Commissioner of remote district of Hilly Northern State of the country for the last two years. In the month of August heavy rains lashed the complete state followed by cloud burst in the upper reaches of the said district. The damage was very heavy in the complete state especially in the affected district. The complete road network and telecommunication were disrupted and the buildings were damaged extensively. People’s houses have been destroyed and they were forced to stay in open. More than 200 people have been killed and about 5000 were badly injured. The Civil Administration under Vijay got activated and started conducting rescue and relief operations. Temporary shelter camps and hospitals were established to provide shelter and medical facilities to the homeless and injured people. Helicopter services were pressed in, for evacuating sick and old people from remote areas. Vijay got a message from his hometown in Kerala that his mother was seriously sick. After two days Vijay received the unfortunate message that his mother has expired. Vijay has no close relative except one elder sister who was US citizen and

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What the examiner wants

In this Disaster Duty vs Personal Bereavement case (Vijay was Deputy Commissioner of remote district of Hilly Northern State of the country for the last…), separate facts/constraints from the value conflict and resolve the explicit asks in order: State of the country for the last two years. In the month of August heavy rains lashed the…; then state followed by cloud burst in the upper reaches of the said district. The damage was…; then state especially in the affected district. The complete road network and telecommunication…. Defend the preferred option against realistic alternatives.

DiscussExplain the different sides of the issue, use evidence, and finish with a balanced view.

Demand-wise check

  1. 1Vijay was Deputy Commissioner of remote district of Hilly Northern≈50 words
  2. 2State of the country for the last two years. In the month of August heavy rains lashed the complete≈50 words
  3. 3state followed by cloud burst in the upper reaches of the said district. The damage was very heavy in the complete≈50 words
  4. 4state especially in the affected district. The complete road network and telecommunication were disrupted and the buildings were damaged extensively. People’s houses have been destroyed and they were…≈50 words

Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.

Answer plan

Facts/constraints in this caseStakeholdersDilemmasOption-by-option consequence/legal testPreferred actionSafeguards. Explicitly answer 4 sub-part(s)

Where marks usually go

  • Over-writing ‘Vijay was Deputy Commissioner of remote district of Hilly Northern’ while reducing ‘State of the country for the last two years. In the month of August heavy rains lashed…’ to a token paragraph
  • Naming values without testing each feasible option for legality, affected stakeholders, consequences, implementation risk and reversibility

Value addition

  • Disaster Duty vs Personal Bereavement: stakeholder map beside a 4-column option matrix — option | legality/ethics | consequences | mitigation
    → Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.

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