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All subjects 166Agriculture 0Art and Culture 0Disaster Management 0Economics 0Environment 0Ethics 166Geography 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 7 Applied Ethics X Environment 4 Applied EthicsXTech 5 Attitude for Civil Servants 4 Attitude for Individuals 2 AttitudeXPractical intelligence 4 Codes of Ethics and Codes of Conduct 3 Conflict of Interest 3 Corporate Governance 3 Corruption 2 Crisis of Ethical Values 3 Determinants of Ethics 4 EI: Concept and Utility 4 EI X Administration 1 EIXCrisis of Conscience 1 Empathy and Compassion 1 EQ vs IQ 1 Essence of Ethics 2 Ethical Dilemma Resolution 2 Ethical Issues in International Relations and funding 8 Ethics in Private and Public sphere 4 EthicsXConsequences 5 Foundational values 6 Impartiality and Non-Partisanship 2 Integrity 3 Integrity X Intelligence X Energy 1 Laws,Rules,Regulations,Conscience 6 Moral and Political Attitude 1 Nature of Values 2 Normative Ethics(Deontology vs Teleology) 2 Organisational Attitude 2 Probity 4 Public/Civil Service Values 5 Quote-basedXAbdul Kalam 3 Quote-basedXAbraham Lincoln 2 Quote-basedXAristotle 1 Quote-basedXDalai Lama 2 Quote-basedXErik Erikson 1 Quote-basedXJawaharlal Nehru 1 Quote-basedXJohn Rawl 1 Quote-basedXKautilya 1 Quote-BasedXMahatma Gandhi 6 Quote-basedXPlato 1 Quote-basedXPotter Stewart 1 Quote-basedXSocrates 2 Quote-basedXSwami Vivekananda 5 Quote-basedXTirukkural 2 Role of Educational institutions 1 RTI 4 Social influence and persuasion 2 Teachings of Great Leaders 7 Term Based 5 Trustworthiness and Fortitude 1 Utilization of Public Funds 3

All GS papers 166GS1 0GS2 0GS3 0GS4 166

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. 31 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. 13 GS4-03.Attitude: Content, Structure, Function; its Influence and Relation with Thought and Behaviour; Moral and Political Attitudes; Social Influence and Persuasion. 14 GS4-04.Emotional intelligence-concepts, and their utilities and application in administration and governance. 7 GS4-05.Contributions of Moral Thinkers and Philosophers from India and World 32 GS4-07.Public/Civil Service Values and Ethics in Public Administration 35 GS4-08.Probity in Governance 20

All years 166 2025 13 2024 13 2023 13 2022 13 2021 13 2020 13 2019 13 2018 13 2017 13 2016 12 2015 12 2014 13 2013 12

Ethics › AttitudeXPractical intelligence

Ethics › AttitudeXPractical intelligence

2022

Wisdom lies in knowing what to reckon with and what to overlook. An officer being engrossed with the periphery, ignoring the core issues before him, is no rare in the bureaucracy. Do you agree that such preoccupation of an administrator leads to travesty of justice to the cause of effective service delivery and good governance? Critically evaluate.
Ethics › AttitudeXPractical intelligence

2022

The Rules and Regulations provided to all the civil servants are same, yet there is difference in the performance. Positive minded officers are able to interpret the Rules and Regulations in favour of the case and achieve success, whereas negative minded officers are unable to achieve goals by interpreting the same Rules and Regulations against the case. Discuss with illustrations.
Ethics › AttitudeXPractical intelligence

2015

Two different kinds of attitudes exhibited by public servants towards their work have been identified as the bureaucratic attitude and the democratic attitude. A) Distinguish between these two terms and write their merits and demerits. B) Is it possible to balance the two to create a better administration for the faster development of our country?
Ethics › Codes of Ethics and Codes of Conduct

Ethics › Codes of Ethics and Codes of Conduct

2024

“The ‘Code of Conduct’ and ‘Code of Ethics’ are the sources of guidance in public administration. There is code of conduct already in operation, whereas code of ethics is not yet put in place. Suggest a suitable model for code of ethics to maintain integrity, probity and transparency in governance.
Ethics › Codes of Ethics and Codes of Conduct

2018

Distinguish between “Code of ethics” and “Code of conduct” with suitable examples.
Ethics › Codes of Ethics and Codes of Conduct

2016

Discuss the Public Services Code as recommended by the 2nd Administrative Reforms Commission.
Ethics › Conflict of Interest

Ethics › Conflict of Interest

2018

What is meant by conflict of interest? Illustrate with examples, the difference between the actual and potential conflicts of interest.
Ethics › Conflict of Interest

2017

Conflict of interest in the public sector arises when (a) official duties, (b) public interest, and (c) personal interest are taking priority one above the other. How can this conflict in administration be resolved? Describe with an example.
Ethics › Conflict of Interest

2015

Public servants are likely to confront with the issues of ‘Conflict of Interest’. What do you understand by the term ‘Conflict of Interest’ and how does it manifest in the decision making by public servants? If faced with the conflict of interest situation, how would you resolve it? Explain with the help of examples.
Ethics › Corporate Governance

Ethics › Corporate Governance

2023

What do you understand by ‘moral integrity’ and ‘professional efficiency’ in the context of corporate governance in India ? Illustrate with suitable examples.

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