CSE · GS-4Official PYQ · CSE 2015 · Q11Ethics · Case Studies · 20 marks · 250 words
English
One of the scientists working in the R & D laboratory of a major pharmaceutical company discovers that one of the company’s best selling veterinary drugs, B has the potential to cure a currently incurable liver disease that is prevalent in tribal areas. However, developing a variant of the drug suitable for human beings entailed a lot of research and development having a huge expenditure to the extent of ₹ 50 crores. It was unlikely that the company would recover the costs as the disease was rampant only in poverty-stricken area having very little market otherwise. If you were the CEO, then— (a) identify the various actions that you could take; (b) evaluate the pros and cons of each of your actions.
हिन्दी
एक प्रमुख भेषजिक कंपनी की अनुसंधान एवं विकास प्रयोगशाला में कार्यरत एक वैज्ञानिक ने खोजा कि कंपनी की सर्वाधिक बिक्री होने वाली पशुचिकित्सकीय दवाइयों में से एक दवाई B में वर्तमान में असाध्य लिवर रोग, जो जनजातीय क्षेत्रों में फैला हुआ है, का इलाज करने की संभाव्यता है। परंतु मानवों के लिए उपयुक्त रूपांतर का विकास करने के लिए बहुत अनुसंधान और विकास की ज़रूरत थी, जिसमें 50 करोड़ रुपए तक का खर्च आ सकता था। इसकी संभावना कम थी कि कंपनी अपनी लागत को वसूल कर पाएगी क्योंकि रोग केवल निर्धनताग्रस्त क्षेत्र में फैला हुआ था, जिसका बाज़ार बहुत थोड़ा था। यदि आप सी० ई० ओ० होते, तो— (क) जिन विभिन्न कार्रवाइयों को आप कर सकते थे, उनकी पहचान कीजिए; (ख) अपनी प्रत्येक कार्रवाई के पक्ष-विपक्ष का मूल्यांकन कीजिए।
Text taken verbatim from the commission's published question paper. Transcribed from UPSC’s question paper, CS(M) 2015 (English and Hindi). Source
Syllabus
Ethics · Case Studies
Case studies on the above issues.
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