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QUESTION 11
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20 marks

In a frontier-state district, narcotics have fuelled money laundering, poppy farming, arms smuggling and educational decline. Reports suggest patronage from politicians and senior police officers. A skilled woman police officer is appointed Superintendent of Police. If you are that officer, identify the dimensions of the crisis and suggest measures to restore normalcy.

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What the examiner wants

Identify: answer the exact PYQ as framed — “In a frontier-state district, narcotics have fuelled money laundering, poppy farming, arms smuggling and educational decline. Reports suggest patronage from politicians and senior police officers. A skilled woman police officer is appointed Superintendent of…” Treat each scoring limb separately instead of writing a general note on Frontier State Narcotics Menace.

IdentifyAnswer exactly what the question asks.

Demand-wise check

  1. 1Map the stakeholders, facts, competing obligations and the ethical/public-interest conflict embedded in the case≈65 words
  2. 2Answer each explicit sub-question in the case and compare feasible options using legality, consequences, rights, fairness and integrity≈65 words
  3. 3Choose and justify an implementable course of action, including safeguards, accountability and follow-through≈65 words

Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.

Answer plan

Key facts and stakeholdersEthical/legal issuesRealistic options with consequencesReasoned choiceImplementation safeguards and accountability

Where marks usually go

  • Writing generally about Frontier State Narcotics Menace without directly resolving: “In a frontier-state district, narcotics have fuelled money laundering, poppy farming, arms smuggling and educational decline.”
  • Under-developing the second scoring limb: “Reports suggest patronage from politicians and senior police officers.”

Value addition

  • Stakeholder map + options-versus-values decision matrix
    → Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.

Official source anchors

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