Public Safety vs Career | UPSC Ethics GS 4 Case Study | K M Pathi | Ethics 101

Will you be willing to sacrifice your career for public safety?  We’ll explore this critical dilemma in today’s video using a UPSC GS 4 Ethics case study. Imagine this: As a project manager, you discover a structural issue in an important public infrastructure project, but your superiors and political stakeholders pressure you to overlook it to meet election deadlines. What would you do? In this case study, we break down:

• The Ethical Dilemma: Balancing career advancement with public safety.

• Options Available: Follow orders, report the issue, or take a stand.

• Professional Challenges: Dealing with political pressure and job security.

• Consequences: The risks of overlooking structural flaws.

This case study is relevant to UPSC aspirants preparing for GS Paper 4. We’ll walk through how to approach such questions in exams, helping you develop case study-specific answering skills.