UPSC Mains Answer Writing – Chapter 18: Case Studies (20 MCQs)

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UPSC Mains Answer Writing – Chapter 18: Case Studies (20 MCQs) – 20 questions, subject: Mains Answer Writing. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  

The five-step solution framework for ethics case studies ends with:

Correct Answer: C [the course of action]

Explanation:

The course of action is the final step, after the options have been weighed.

2.  

In Shanmugam IAS Academy's rubric for a 20-mark ethics case study, the most marks go to:

Correct Answer: D [decision and justification]

Explanation:

5 marks.

3.  

In Shanmugam IAS Academy's 12-minute plan, the time for a 20-mark case of 250 words is about:

Correct Answer: C [12 minutes]

Explanation:

The plan gives a 20-mark case 12 minutes: 2 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 minutes.

4.  

Parmanand Katara v. Union of India (1989) concerns:

Correct Answer: D [emergency medical treatment to save life]

Explanation:

In Parmanand Katara (1989) the Supreme Court held that every doctor must give emergency treatment to preserve life.

5.  

A road-accident victim is refused treatment by a private hospital until a deposit is paid, and a politician asks the District Collector to 'handle it quietly'. The Collector's first step should be to:

Correct Answer: B [ensure treatment for the victim]

Explanation:

Life comes first: ensure immediate treatment now; notice and inquiry follow the next day.

6.  

"Help through the rule, not around it" means:

Correct Answer: A [using lawful options such as leave instead of false records]

Explanation:

It means helping through lawful options, such as child care leave, instead of false attendance.

7.  

A case in which a superior demands a wrong act is of the kind:

Correct Answer: A [pressure from above]

Explanation:

A superior or politician demanding a wrong act is a case of pressure from above.

8.  

"Now – next – never again" refers to:

Correct Answer: C [the three time scales of a decision]

Explanation:

'Now, next, never again' names the three time scales of a decision.

9.  

A note to file in a pressure case:

Correct Answer: A [records the instruction and makes pressure visible]

Explanation:

The value-addition box says a note to file records the instruction, makes pressure visible and begins accountability.

10.  

Consider the following statements:

1. Every rejected option should carry a reason.
2. Resignation is usually the best first option in a case.
3. Each sub-question of a case should be answered separately.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: B [1 and 3 only]

Explanation:

Statements 1 and 3 are sound practice; statement 2 is wrong because resigning first avoids the problem.

11.  

Assertion (A): In a crisis case, saving life comes before inquiry.

Reason (R): The first duty of an officer in a crisis is to life and safety.

Correct Answer: A [Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A]

Explanation:

Both are true and R explains A: life comes before inquiry because the first duty in a crisis is life and safety.

12.  

Philippa Foot's runaway-tram example dates from:

Correct Answer: C [1967]

Explanation:

Philippa Foot introduced the runaway-tram example in her 1967 essay on the doctrine of double effect.

13.  

"Famine, Affluence, and Morality" (1972) was written by:

Correct Answer: D [Peter Singer]

Explanation:

Peter Singer published 'Famine, Affluence, and Morality' in 1972, with the drowning-child example.

14.  

The prisoner's dilemma shows a conflict between:

Correct Answer: B [individual gain and shared good]

Explanation:

Each prisoner gains by defecting, but mutual defection leaves both worse off – individual gain against shared good.

15.  

Legal protection for Good Samaritans was added by the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act of:

Correct Answer: C [2019]

Explanation:

The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019 inserted Section 134A, protecting Good Samaritans from civil and criminal liability.

16.  

Arrange the following in chronological order:

1. Philippa Foot's runaway tram
2. The drowning-child argument in 'Famine, Affluence, and Morality'
3. The prisoner's dilemma
4. Thomson names "the trolley problem"

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Correct Answer: C [3-1-2-4]

Explanation:

1950, 1967, 1972, 1976.

17.  

A contractor offering an officer a holiday package is a case of:

Correct Answer: A [personal integrity]

Explanation:

A contractor's holiday-package offer is a case of personal integrity: decline and declare.

18.  

A strong statement of values in a case:

Correct Answer: B [names the values in conflict, such as right to life against political pressure]

Explanation:

A strong point names the specific values in conflict, such as right to life against political pressure.

19.  

"I-C-R-P-C" stands for:

Correct Answer: B [Integrity, Crisis, Rules versus compassion, Pressure, Corporate]

Explanation:

I-C-R-P-C stands for Integrity, Crisis, Rules versus compassion, Pressure, Corporate.

20.  

In a case-study answer, the stakeholders are best listed:

Correct Answer: D [before the options are weighed]

Explanation:

options are judged by their effect on each stakeholder.

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