Ethics FAQs
1. From where to start?
Discussed here -
https://t.me/mehak_jainAIR17/10
2. Quote based Questions
Take them as Mini essays. A quick introduction which comprised of what I understood from the quote (for complex/long quotes which needed some decoding) or its present relevance (if it’s a simple, commonly known quote).
Then you can open up some dimensions as to what the quote means in different contexts, it’s importance, what are some of the challenges in bringing it to life and lastly, how it contributes to some larger goal (can relate it to some ethical philosophy or some practical, tangible goal for individual/society/ country. Towards the end, you can decide the flip side of the quote.
A few samples (apart from my test series answers) -
https://t.me/mehak_jainAIR17/288
3. Time management
Considering Ethics is a lengthy paper, you should devise your own way of attempting the paper so that you’re able to complete it.
What I did was -
https://t.me/mehak_jainAIR17/11
4. Not able to write answers?
Read some basic sources (any exam oriented material available in the market). Develop an understanding of the subject. Refer to topper copies. Now you’re good to go. In your subsequent readings, you can make your own short notes (if you so wish) and update/upgrade these notes on the go.
If you’re not able to write even after doing all this, it’s just fear of answer writing at best. Don’t be afraid to write a ‘bad answer’. Everybody starts that way. And others have already written their first bad answer, so hurry up!
5. How many points/dimensions in answers?
A 10 marker warrants at least 5-6 points. Consider each ‘element’ of your answer to be of 1 mark. So introduction, conclusion, 6 points, 1 value add element gives you a total of 10. Plan your answer accordingly.
However, there can never be just one way to go about writing subjective answers, more so in ethics. So some questions would demand you to write 10 points, while in others 3-4 points will suffice. Be smart enough to judge this. (Comes with practice of reading and writing multiple answers).
