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QUESTION PYQ 12
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10 marks

"For any kind of social re-engineering by successfully implementing welfare schemes, a civil servant must use reason and critical thinking in an ethical framework." Justify this statement with suitable examples.

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What the examiner wants

For Reason, Critical Thinking & Welfare, the core task is to justify the exact proposition ‘"For any kind of social re-engineering by successfully implementing welfare schemes, a civil servant must use reason and critical thinking in an ethical…’. Organise the answer around its qualifier and evidence burden, not around a generic syllabus note.

JustifyAnswer exactly what the question asks.

Demand-wise check

  1. 1"For any kind of social re-engineering by successfully implementing welfare schemes, a civil servant must use reason and critical thinking in an ethical framework." Justify this statement with suitable…≈55 words
  2. 2For Reason, Critical Thinking & Welfare, identify the competing values, apply them to public conduct and use a concrete illustration rather than abstract moralising≈55 words

Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.

Answer plan

Interpret/define Reason, Critical Thinking & WelfareCore ethical principleCompeting value or limitPublic-service applicationConcrete examplePrincipled conclusion

Where marks usually go

  • Turning this into a broad note on Reason, Critical Thinking & Welfare instead of answering the question’s operative wording: ‘"For any kind of social re-engineering by successfully implementing welfare schemes, a civil servant…’
  • Missing the evidence burden: this PYQ explicitly asks for examples/cases, so generic assertions on Reason, Critical Thinking & Welfare cannot carry the answer

Value addition

  • Reason, Critical Thinking & Welfare: ethical balance triangle — principle → competing value → public-interest resolution
    → Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.

Verified value additions

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