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QUESTION PYQ 14
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Keeping the national security in mind, examine the ethical dilemmas related to controversies over environmental clearance of development projects in ecologically sensitive border areas in the country.

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What the examiner wants

For National Security vs Environmental Clearance, examine in sequence: first, Keeping the national security in mind,; then, examine the ethical dilemmas related to controversies over environmental clearance of development projects in…. Keep evidence and the conclusion tied to these exact limbs.

ExamineGo into the details, test each point against evidence, and conclude on what it shows.

Demand-wise check

  1. 1Keeping the national security in mind,≈55 words
  2. 2examine the ethical dilemmas related to controversies over environmental clearance of development projects in ecologically sensitive border areas in the country≈55 words

Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.

Answer plan

Interpret/define National Security vs Environmental ClearanceCore ethical principleCompeting value or limitPublic-service applicationConcrete examplePrincipled conclusion

Where marks usually go

  • Over-writing ‘Keeping the national security in mind,’ while reducing ‘examine the ethical dilemmas related to controversies over environmental clearance of…’ to a token paragraph
  • Giving only one side on National Security vs Environmental Clearance; the directive requires a limitation, counter-view or implementation test before the final judgment

Value addition

  • National Security vs Environmental Clearance: ethical balance triangle — principle → competing value → public-interest resolution
    → Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.

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