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Case Studies on Ethical DilemmasEXAMINEYear 202020 Marks
Concept / Statute•Directive•Institution / Stakeholder

Case Study: You are the District Collector of an aspirational district. A migrant workers crisis unfolds during the lockdown as thousands walk back home on highways without food, water, or transport. State borders are officially sealed by higher governmental orders to prevent disease transmission. If you arrange state buses to transport them, you violate explicit state protocol and risk disciplinary action. If you turn them back, pregnant women and children face death and exhaustion. (a) What are the ethical dilemmas in adhering to strict orders vs humanitarian duty? (b) What proactive administrative steps will you take?

Exact Syllabus Pointer

Case studies on problems of integrity, conflict of interest, crisis management, political pressure, social boycott, ethical dilemmas in public office.

Connected Questions Across All Papers

Discovered through overlapping concepts: Migrant Worker Crisis, Strict Protocol vs Humanitarian Duty, District Administration

Recurring Theme Trend: “Migrant Worker Crisis”

21 questions across 14 yrs

Frequency of UPSC CSE Mains questions testing this core concept, landmark doctrine, or foundational syllabus theme (2013-2026)

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