GS4 Approach

For ethics my approach was simple. I started by reading Lexicon (pick any standard book), then I tried to understand the meaning of every term mentioned in the syllabus. I tried to incorporate examples, case studies, ARC recommendations and comments in my answers.

Sources
  • Lexicon - should be a good starting point, also only a quick read
  • Vajiram Notes - mainly for philosophy part 
  • Google - followed this widely suggested approach and put together definitions topic wise and also read up on philosophy part
  • Applied ethics - This here is a great website to cover applied part. Alternatively, you can find summaries of the same in my notes linked below.
  • Examples and Anecdotes - came up myself for some and took them from a brilliant compilation by Mr. Abhishek Surana Sir whose blog you can find here.

Case Studies
I followed certain frameworks that helped me quickly start writing after having read and understood the case. 
  • Introduction variations - Stakeholder diagrams, Moral / Ethical dilemma illustration, Facts of case
  • Conclusion - quote by famous personalities or Bhagavat Gita, SWOT analysis for any decision made
Some of my answer scripts

Despite being adequately prepared and my relative comfort with ethics paper, I did make a strange mistake in my actual exam. Be it due to the time crunch (especially an issue in GS4) or exam panic, I had goofed up my last case study on Edward Snowden - who I actually admire but ended up presenting a view against. In essence, try and mentally practice more case studies (no need to actually write them down) - helps in thinking quickly and with clarity.

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