GS-4 Strategy A2Z

I have written couple of posts regarding Ethics/GS-4 dealing with answer writing. This post deals with complete strategy of GS-4.

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All previous year papers analysis: Ethics PYQP Section-A Detailed Analysis

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■ Learnings

• Read previous year papers.
• Train your mind to answer applied ethics questions like CSR.
• Syllabus is important.

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■ How to prepare for Ethics paper

• Know the syllabus. Syllabus of Ethics is your most important book and keywords list in itself! Learn the syllabus so that you can use the keywords mentioned in syllabus in your answers.
• Read 1 and only 1 book. Read it twice before marking important lines. Mark lines and make short notes.
• Notes help in keeping keywords together in concise form. This is A MUST as Ethics answer writing is wordplay of keywords. Ethics Keywords/Dictionary.
• See all 5 papers (2013–17). Make note of unique keywords asked like 7 sins, Weber, Rawls social justice theory etc. Use these keywords in your answers.
• Reading is not as important as answer writing is for Ethics. Know the best answer writing structure and technique for both section-A and case studies.
• Develop examples from current, social issues, professional life, your areas of interest etc. Examples form core of answer writing for Ethics. Examples for Ethics.
• Draw diagrams in Ethics to be innovative and unique. This will give you edge over others. How to draw diagrams in GS-4?
• My Ethics Answer Copy 118.5 Marks.

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■ Ethics Section-A Answer Writing

• ETHICS Section-A generally includes 12-13 questions of 10-marks each amounting to 120-130 marks.
• These are to be answered in 150 words and 2 pages are provided to do the same. A 10-marker question shall be answered within 7 minutes.
• Questions are mostly analytical or at times theoretical. Either way, questions are from syllabus.
• Answer Structure is most important part here as explained at link: ETHICS Section-A Answer writing.

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■ Section-A Applied Ethics Answer Writing

• Politics vs Ethics, CSR, ambitions vs principles quote, equitable growth and order-subordination vs organization efficiency.
• ‘Environment‘ can be asked in Essay, GS-1 Geography, GS-2 Policies, GS-3 Environment or GS-4/Ethics. Answers in respective papers should reflect the theme of paper!
• Hence answers for such questions in GS-4 shall have Ethics Keywords/Dictionary.
• Click here for further details.

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■ Ethics Section-B Answer Writing

P.S. There is never a set answer for a case study. Idea should be to learn from the format:

• Actors
• Dilemmas
• Answer Body
• Points
• Keywords
• Theory
• Diagram
• Conclusion

Detailed strategy for case studies: Ethics: How To Answer Case Study?

GS-4 ANSWER COPIES.

Ethics Solved Case Study

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