"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.
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.
Demand-wise check
- 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
- 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
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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