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QUESTION 13
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20 marks

Rameshwar clears the civil services examination hoping to serve the country, but finds misappropriation of scheme funds, misuse of official facilities, cheating in recruitment examinations, and senior officers advising him to keep quiet because higher-ups are complicit. He becomes disillusioned and seeks your advice. Indicate the options available, help him evaluate them, and recommend the most appropriate path.

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What the examiner wants

For the case beginning ‘Rameshwar clears the civil services examination hoping to serve the country, but finds misappropriation of scheme funds, misuse of’, resolve the Case Study dilemma by identifying its specific stakeholders and competing duties, comparing feasible options, and choosing a legally defensible, ethically reasoned course with safeguards.

EvaluateWeigh what works and what does not, and say how far it succeeds.

Demand-wise check

  1. 1From the exact case cue ‘Rameshwar clears the civil services examination hoping to serve the country, but finds misappropriation of scheme funds, misu’, identify the stakeholders and ethical/legal conflicts specific to this situation≈65 words
  2. 2For ‘Rameshwar clears the civil services examination hoping to serve the country, but finds misappropriation of scheme funds, misu’, compare the decision-maker's feasible options, including consequences, rights/duties and implementation risks for each option≈65 words
  3. 3For ‘Rameshwar clears the civil services examination hoping to serve the country, but finds misappropriation of scheme funds, misu’, justify a preferred course with due process, transparency/accountability safeguards and concrete follow-up measures≈65 words

Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.

Answer plan

FactsStakeholdersEthical/legal issuesOptions with consequencesReasoned choiceSafeguards/follow-up

Where marks usually go

  • For the case cue ‘Rameshwar clears the civil services examination hoping to serve the country, but finds misappropriation of scheme funds,’, avoid merely retelling facts without separating its stakeholders, conflicts and decision criteria
  • For the case cue ‘Rameshwar clears the civil services examination hoping to serve the country, but finds misappropriation of scheme funds,’, do not choose an option without testing legality, feasibility, consequences and accountability safeguards

Value addition

  • Stakeholder–dilemma–option matrix with a short decision flow
    → Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.

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