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All subjects 974 Agriculture 46 Art and Culture 33 Disaster Management 16 Economics 81 Environment 32 Ethics 166 Geography 97 Governance 63 Indian Society 81 Internal Security 53 International Relations 57 Modern History 33 Polity 108 Post Independence 11 Science and Technology 43 Social Justice 37 World History 17

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Ethics › Foundational values

Ethics › Foundational values

2013

Indicate two more attributes which you consider important for public service. Justify your answer. (10 marks |100 words)
Ethics › Impartiality and Non-Partisanship

Ethics › Impartiality and Non-Partisanship

2021

Should impartial and being non-partisan be considered indispensable qualities to make a successful civil servant? Discuss with illustrations. (150 words)
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 › Integrity

Ethics › Integrity

2021

“Integrity is a value that empowers the human being’’. Justify with suitable illustration. (150 words)
Ethics › Integrity

2017

One of the tests of integrity is complete refusal to be compromised. Explain with reference to a real life example.
Ethics › Integrity

2014

Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, but knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful. What do you understand by this statement? Explain your stand with illustrations from the modern context.
Ethics › Integrity X Intelligence X Energy

Ethics › Integrity X Intelligence X Energy

2018

In looking for people to hire, you look for three qualities: integrity, intelligence and energy. And if they do not have the first, the other two will you. – Warren Buffett. What do you understand by this statement in the present-day scenario? Explain.
Ethics › Laws,Rules,Regulations,Conscience

Ethics › Laws,Rules,Regulations,Conscience

2023

Is conscience a more reliable guide when compared to laws, rules and regulations in the context of ethical decision making ? Discuss.
Ethics › Laws,Rules,Regulations,Conscience

2019

What is meant by ‘crisis of conscience’? How does it manifest itself in the public domain? (150 words, 10m)
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.

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