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Their question: “Oxfam report on rising global inequality — ethical implications”
2017 Q2 is about wealth not being equitably distributed ('enclaves of modernity for a small minority at the cost of the majority'); the topper's Oxfam-inequality answer (Kant's dignity, redistribution examples) directly serves it.
Key learnings from their answer
- ›He opens answers with a crisp one-line definition and underlines the thinker-terms he invokes - Kant's human dignity in the Oxfam inequality answer, Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, Nishkama Karma -> Lead with a sharp definition and visually flag your keywords (underline) so an examiner skimming the page instantly sees you've used the right ethical vocabulary.
- ›He anchors nearly every numbered point with a concrete 'eg:' case rather than a generic claim - e.g. Awanish Sharan's bike ambulances for innovation, the Uttarakhand social audit that exposed 11,000 fake pensioners for accountability, Ira Singhal hiring transgenders for inclusion, and Chhavi Rajawat / Lijjat Papad / Jaga Mission for grassroots empowerment -> Build a personal bank of 2-3 real, specific administrative cases per ethics theme so you can attach a named example to each point instead of writing in abstractions.
What they cited: E Sreedharan; Antyodaya/PDS; IAS U Sagayam disclosing assets
Quotes used: “Kant — humans must be treated with dignity (invoked as principle in Q8 inequality answer)”