Civil Service Values

5 questions

#	Question	Year	UPSC Syllabus	Marks	GS Paper
2025
1	Q5 (a) “One who is devoted to one’s duty attains highest perfection in life.” Analyse this statement with reference to sense of responsibility and personal fulfilment as a civil servant.	2025	GS4-07.Public/Civil Service Values and Ethics in Public Administration	10.0	GS4
2019
2	“Non-performance of duty by a public servant is a form of corruption” Do you agree with this view? Justify your answer (150 words, 10m)	2019	GS4-07.Public/Civil Service Values and Ethics in Public Administration	10.0	GS4
2018
3	In doing a good thing, everything is permitted which is not prohibited expressly or by clear implication. Examine the statement with suitable examples in the context of a public servant discharging his/her duties.	2018	GS4-07.Public/Civil Service Values and Ethics in Public Administration	10.0	GS4
4	What is meant by public interest? What are the principles and procedures to be followed by the civil servants in public interest?	2018	GS4-07.Public/Civil Service Values and Ethics in Public Administration	10.0	GS4
2016
5	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.	2016	GS4-07.Public/Civil Service Values and Ethics in Public Administration	10.0	GS4