CSE · GS-4Official PYQ · CSE 2026 · Q4(a)Ethics · Ethics & Human Interface · 10 marks · 150 words
English
Citing the serious adverse effects of long-term medication, a doctor convinces the family of a female patient for surgery. This led the patient to reluctantly consent for the surgery, though her original choice was to opt for medication. Explain the concepts of paternalism and beneficence by analysing the doctor’s action.
हिन्दी
लम्बी अवधि तक दवाओं के प्रयोग से उत्पन्न इसके गंभीर कुप्रभावों पर बल देते हुए एक चिकित्सक एक महिला रोगी के परिवार वालों को सर्जरी के लिए राजी कर लेता है। रोगी हिचकिचाती हुई अपनी सर्जरी की स्वीकृति देती है, जबकि उसका प्राथमिक चुनाव दवाओं से ही इलाज कराने का था। इस प्रसंग में चिकित्सक की गतिविधि की विवेचना करते हुए पितृवाद (पैटर्नलिज़्म) एवं उपकार (बेनीफिसेन्स) की अवधारणा को व्याख्यायित कीजिए।
Text taken verbatim from the commission's published question paper. Transcribed from UPSC’s question paper, CS(M) 2026. Source
Syllabus
Ethics · Ethics & Human Interface
Ethics and Human Interface: Essence, determinants and consequences of Ethics in human actions; dimensions of ethics; ethics in private and public relationships.
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