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Circular Learnings · GS Paper IV

Ethics Case Studies

Current-affairs-based ethics case studies for UPSC Mains — attempt the question first, then check the model answer. PYQs included too.

Practice Case Studies Showing 21–23 of 23

Whose Caste Counts: A Census Enumerator’s Dilemma

VBGRAMG: Ensuring Equity and Probity in Rural Employment Suspension

AI Governance Case Study: The Two-Hour Takedown Dilemma

Previous Year Questions 18 PYQs

Consented to Laparoscopy, Woke Up Without a Uterus: A Doctor’s Consent Dilemma

AI Predictive Policing Accused of Bias: An SP’s Community Trust Dilemma

Touts Controlling Land-Use Approvals: A DC’s Corruption Network Dilemma

Biometric Failures Denying Ration to the Poor: A DC’s Technology Gatekeeper Dilemma

Ethnic Violence Between Two Communities: A New DM’s Neutrality Test

Choosing Between Two Arms Buyers: A Defence Official’s Ethics vs Economics Dilemma

Leadership under Crisis: Reconciling Public Responsibility with Personal Obligations

Clearing Forest Land for Housing the Poor: Can Deforestation Ever Be Ethical?

Insider Land Deals and a Minister’s Nephew: A PWD Secretary’s Twin Pressure Test

Balancing Career Aspirations with Integrity and Rule-Based Governance

Restoring Transparency, Accountability and Good Governance in MGNREGA Implementation

Refugees and Armed Soldiers at the Border: A Divisional Commissioner’s Midnight Dilemma

AI’s Energy Cost: A Tech CEO’s Emissions and Net-Zero Dilemma

Terrorist Recruitment of Unemployed Youth: A New DG’s Counter-Radicalisation Plan

Captured Naxalites and 500 Protesting Tribal Women: An SP’s Crowd Control Dilemma

Her Brother’s Bid: A Hospital Procurement Manager’s Conflict of Interest

Farmers vs Industry During a Water Crisis: A District Collector’s Balancing Act

Faking Clinical Trial Data for a Faster Drug Launch: A Scientist’s Dilemma