GS4 · UPSC Mains
You are a public representative, elected on the ticket of a political party, considered as conservative by many. Your daughter, who has returned years after studying abroad, has conveyed to you her choice of marrying a person from another community. You personally do not consider anything wrong in her choice, and convey your assent to her. You also discuss it with many among your friends and family, and inform them of a grand wedding ceremony you are planning for your daughter. However, a few days after you have shared the news of the forthcoming grand wedding with many, you are informed by your political secretary about an issue being made of the same. He informs you that there are whispers among many people in your constituency about it, and indications of a sense of unease among some prominent citizens. While most of them are enamoured by your plans for a grand wedding ceremony for your daughter, they are unhappy about the bridegroom being from another community. You also get to know through your sources in the party, that your assent to the choice of the bridegroom may lead to a denial of ticket by the high command in the forthcoming elections. You are not only an ambitious politician and a rising star in your political party but also an open-minded, loving and doting father. But howsoever much you love your daughter's freedom and choices, you do not want her decision to adversely affect your political journey. This is more so, when you had been eagerly looking forward to greater responsibilities and a higher stature in the party, given the years of hardwork you have put in, as a politician. Your daughter, on the other hand, is firm with her choice and does not want her impending grand wedding to be affected in any way. She is adamant (a) उपयुक्त प्रकरण में शामिल नैतिक मुद्दे कौन-से हैं? (b) एक पिता और एक महत्वाकांक्षी राजनीतिज्ञ के रूप में आपके पास उपलब्ध विभिन्न विकल्प क्या हैं? (c) आपकी कार्रवाई का तरीका क्या होगा? उचित तर्क सहित पुष्टि कीजिए। (250 शब्दों में उत्तर दीजिए)
| Topper | Rank | Source | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhavika Chopra | — | Visionias | p.57 |
| Deeksha Chourasiya | — | Vision | p.57 |
| Archit Dongre | — | Vision | p.57 |
| Nikita Verma | — | Visionias | p.57 |
| Vaibhavi Agrawal | — | Vision | p.57 |
| Suvan Sharma | — | Vision | p.57 |
| Medha Anand | — | Vision | p.57 |
| Aditya Srivastava | — | Vision | p.57 |