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All subjects 12Agriculture 0Art and Culture 0Disaster Management 0Economics 0Environment 0Ethics 12Geography 0Governance 0Indian Society 0Internal Security 0International Relations 0Modern History 0Polity 0Post Independence 0Science and Technology 0Social Justice 0World History 0

Microthemes in Ethics

Accountability and Ethical Governance 1 Applied Ethics X Environment 0 Applied EthicsXTech 0 Attitude for Civil Servants 1 Attitude for Individuals 0 AttitudeXPractical intelligence 0 Codes of Ethics and Codes of Conduct 1 Conflict of Interest 0 Corporate Governance 0 Corruption 0 Crisis of Ethical Values 0 Determinants of Ethics 0 EI: Concept and Utility 1 EI X Administration 0 EIXCrisis of Conscience 0 Empathy and Compassion 0 EQ vs IQ 0 Essence of Ethics 0 Ethical Dilemma Resolution 0 Ethical Issues in International Relations and funding 0 Ethics in Private and Public sphere 0 EthicsXConsequences 1 Foundational values 0 Impartiality and Non-Partisanship 1 Integrity 0 Integrity X Intelligence X Energy 0 Laws,Rules,Regulations,Conscience 1 Moral and Political Attitude 0 Nature of Values 0 Normative Ethics(Deontology vs Teleology) 0 Organisational Attitude 0 Probity 0 Public/Civil Service Values 1 Quote-basedXAbdul Kalam 0 Quote-basedXAbraham Lincoln 0 Quote-basedXAristotle 0 Quote-basedXDalai Lama 0 Quote-basedXErik Erikson 0 Quote-basedXJawaharlal Nehru 0 Quote-basedXJohn Rawl 1 Quote-basedXKautilya 1 Quote-BasedXMahatma Gandhi 0 Quote-basedXPlato 0 Quote-basedXPotter Stewart 0 Quote-basedXSocrates 0 Quote-basedXSwami Vivekananda 0 Quote-basedXTirukkural 0 Role of Educational institutions 0 RTI 0 Social influence and persuasion 1 Teachings of Great Leaders 1 Term Based 0 Trustworthiness and Fortitude 0 Utilization of Public Funds 0

All GS papers 12GS1 0GS2 0GS3 0GS4 12

Syllabus topics in GS4

GS4-01.Ethics and Human Interface: Essence, Determinants and Consequences of Ethics in – Human Actions; Dimensions of Ethics; Ethics – in Private and Public Relationships. 1 GS4-02.Human Values: Lessons from the Lives and Teachings of Great Leaders, Reformers and Administrators; Role of family society and educational institutions in inculcating values. 1 GS4-03.Attitude: Content, Structure, Function; its Influence and Relation with Thought and Behaviour; Moral and Political Attitudes; Social Influence and Persuasion. 2 GS4-04.Emotional intelligence-concepts, and their utilities and application in administration and governance. 1 GS4-05.Contributions of Moral Thinkers and Philosophers from India and World 2 GS4-07.Public/Civil Service Values and Ethics in Public Administration 3 GS4-08.Probity in Governance 1

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Ethics › Accountability and Ethical Governance

Ethics › Accountability and Ethical Governance

2016

What do you understand by the terms ‘governance’, ‘good governance’ and ‘ethical governance’?
Ethics › Attitude for Civil Servants

Ethics › Attitude for Civil Servants

2016

Our attitudes towards life, work, other people and society are generally shaped unconsciously by the family and social surroundings in which we grow up. Some of these unconsciously acquired attitudes and values are often undesirable in the citizens of modern democratic and egalitarian society. (a) Discuss such undesirable values prevalent in today’s educated Indians. (b) How can such undesirable attitudes be changed and socio-ethical values be cultivated in the aspiring and serving civil servants?
Ethics › Codes of Ethics and Codes of Conduct

Ethics › Codes of Ethics and Codes of Conduct

2016

Discuss the Public Services Code as recommended by the 2nd Administrative Reforms Commission.
Ethics › EI: Concept and Utility

Ethics › EI: Concept and Utility

2016

Anger is a harmful negative emotion. It is injurious to both personal life and work life. (a) Discuss how it leads to negative emotions and undesirable behaviours. (b) How can it be managed and controlled?
Ethics › EthicsXConsequences

Ethics › EthicsXConsequences

2016

Explain how ethics contributes to social and human well-being.
Ethics › Impartiality and Non-Partisanship

Ethics › Impartiality and Non-Partisanship

2016

Why should impartiality and non-partisanship be considered as foundational values in public services, especially in the present day socio-political context ? Illustrate your answer with examples.
Ethics › Laws,Rules,Regulations,Conscience

Ethics › Laws,Rules,Regulations,Conscience

2016

Law and ethics are considered to be the two tools for controlling human conduct so as to make it conducive to civilized social existence. (a) Discuss how they achieve this objective. (b) Giving examples, show how the two differ in their approaches.
Ethics › Public/Civil Service Values

Ethics › Public/Civil Service Values

2016

Max Weber said that it is not wise to apply to public administration the sort of moral and ethical norms we apply to matters of personal conscience. It is important to realise that the State bureaucracy might possess its own independent bureaucratic morality. Critically analyse this statement.
Ethics › Quote-basedXJohn Rawl

Ethics › Quote-basedXJohn Rawl

2016

Analyse John Rawls’s concept of social justice in the Indian context.
Ethics › Quote-basedXKautilya

Ethics › Quote-basedXKautilya

2016

Corruption causes misuse of government treasury, Administrative inefficiency and obstruction in the path of national Development. Discuss Kautilya’s views.

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