In the next six questions there is no negative marking. The best answer carries one mark while other answer choices carry less than one mark.
Q75. You are district magistrate (DM) of a district which is prone to break-down of law and order due to communal sensitivity. Your child is hospitalized with a severe case of typhoid and you are on leave, stationed at your district headquarter. The SP of the district is also on leave and has gone to his home town in another state. A fresh IPS officer who is posted as ASP is in-charge SP and a fresh IAS officer who is posted as SDM is in-charge DM. During this period there is breakdown of law and order situation in a town of the district (100 kilometres from the headquarter). You will
In the next six questions there is no negative marking. The best answer carries one mark while other answer choices carry less than one mark.
Q75. You are district magistrate (DM) of a district which is prone to break-down of law and order due to communal sensitivity. Your child is hospitalized with a severe case of typhoid and you are on leave, stationed at your district headquarter. The SP of the district is also on leave and has gone to his home town in another state. A fresh IPS officer who is posted as ASP is in-charge SP and a fresh IAS officer who is posted as SDM is in-charge DM. During this period there is breakdown of law and order situation in a town of the district (100 kilometres from the headquarter). You will
The correct option is B (b) After discussing the situation with the doctor, put your trusted friend or relative in charge of your child and join back to supervise handling of the law and order situation
Answer choice (a) does not attempt a balance between family responsibility and work. With proper medical care typhoid can be cured easily. It is not necessary to be continuously on leave to facilitate treatment. This deserves 0.25 score.
Answer choice (b) secures a fine balance between the competing demands of family and work. This response would get perfect score.
(c) SP is also the head of an important department in the district. Government should be requested to call SP back. If DM orders in such tone it may end up spoiling harmonious relations. Moreover, without setting an example himself DM's posturing would not go well with other officials. This would get score of 0.25.
Answer choice (d) implies a passive approach. It is not easy for government to move district heads from one place to the other. Government's likely response to such request may be to cancel leave of DM. This response would get zero score.
(b) After discussing the situation with the doctor, put your trusted friend or relative in charge of your child and join back to supervise handling of the law and order situation
Answer choice (a) does not attempt a balance between family responsibility and work. With proper medical care typhoid can be cured easily. It is not necessary to be continuously on leave to facilitate treatment. This deserves 0.25 score.
Answer choice (b) secures a fine balance between the competing demands of family and work. This response would get perfect score.
(c) SP is also the head of an important department in the district. Government should be requested to call SP back. If DM orders in such tone it may end up spoiling harmonious relations. Moreover, without setting an example himself DM's posturing would not go well with other officials. This would get score of 0.25.
Answer choice (d) implies a passive approach. It is not easy for government to move district heads from one place to the other. Government's likely response to such request may be to cancel leave of DM. This response would get zero score.
