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All subjects 78 Agriculture 4 Art and Culture 4 Disaster Management 1 Economics 7 Environment 2 Ethics 13 Geography 9 Governance 6 Indian Society 5 Internal Security 4 International Relations 5 Modern History 3 Polity 6 Post Independence 1 Science and Technology 3 Social Justice 3 World History 2

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Ethics › EthicsXConsequences

Ethics › EthicsXConsequences

2014

The current society is plagued with widespread trust-deficit. What are the consequences of this situation for personal well-being and for societal well-being? What can you do at the personal level to make yourself trustworthy?
Ethics › Integrity

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 › Nature of Values

Ethics › Nature of Values

2014

All human beings aspire for happiness. Do you agree? What does happiness mean to you? Explain with examples.
Ethics › Normative Ethics(Deontology vs Teleology)

Ethics › Normative Ethics(Deontology vs Teleology)

2014

Human beings should always be treated as ‘ends’ in themselves and never as merely ‘means’. Explain the meaning and significance of this statement, giving its implications in the modern techno-economic society.
Ethics › Probity

Ethics › Probity

2014

What do you understand by ‘probity’ in public life? What are the difficulties in practicing it in the present times? How can these difficulties be overcome?
Ethics › Teachings of Great Leaders

Ethics › Teachings of Great Leaders

2014

Which eminent personality has inspired you the most in the context of ethical conduct in life? Give the gist of his/her teachings giving specific examples, describe how you have been able to apply these teachings for your own ethical development.
Ethics › Utilization of Public Funds

Ethics › Utilization of Public Funds

2014

There is a heavy ethical responsibility on the public servants because they occupy positions of power, handle huge amounts of public funds, and their decisions have wide-ranging impact on society and environment. What steps have you taken to improve your ethical competence to handle such responsibility?
Geography › ClimatologyXMonsoon,ENSO,IOD

Geography › ClimatologyXMonsoon,ENSO,IOD

2014

Most of the unusual climatic happenings are explained as an outcome of the El-Nino effect. Do you agree?
Geography › Cryosphere,Glacier Melting

Geography › Cryosphere,Glacier Melting

2014

Bring out the relationship between the shrinking Himalayan glaciers and the symptoms of climate change in the Indian sub-continent.
Geography › Cyclones

Geography › Cyclones

2014

Tropical cyclones are largely confined to South China Sea, Bay of Bengal and Gulf of Mexico. Why?

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