QUESTION PYQ 09
GS4
10 marks
"One who is devoted to one’s duty attains highest perfection in life." Analyse this statement with reference to sense of responsibility and personal fulfilment as a civil servant.
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7 min
150 words
What the examiner wants
For Duty, Responsibility & Fulfilment, analyse in sequence: first, "One who is devoted to one’s duty attains highest perfection in life."; then, Analyse this statement with reference to sense of responsibility and personal fulfilment as a civil servant.. Keep evidence and the conclusion tied to these exact limbs.
AnalyseBreak it into parts, show how the parts connect, and judge which matter most.
Demand-wise check
- 1"One who is devoted to one’s duty attains highest perfection in life."≈55 words
- 2Analyse this statement with reference to sense of responsibility and personal fulfilment as a civil servant≈55 words
Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.
Answer plan
Interpret/define Duty, Responsibility & FulfilmentCore ethical principleCompeting value or limitPublic-service applicationConcrete examplePrincipled conclusion
Where marks usually go
- Over-writing ‘"One who is devoted to one’s duty attains highest perfection in life."’ while reducing ‘Analyse this statement with reference to sense of responsibility and personal…’ to a token paragraph
- Adding correct but adjacent facts on Duty, Responsibility & Fulfilment that do not advance the exact causal, comparative or evaluative task in this PYQ
Value addition
- Duty, Responsibility & Fulfilment: ethical balance triangle — principle → competing value → public-interest resolution
→ Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.
Verified value additions
These are verified official-source additions selected for this exact PYQ. Use only the point that strengthens your argument.
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