GS-4 · Guidance; Accountability and Ethical Governance; Strengthening of Ethical and Moral Values in Governance
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“Mindless addiction to Form, ignoring the Substance of the matter, results in rendering of injustice. A perceptive civil servant is one who ignores such literalness and carries out true intent.” Examine the above statement with suitable illustrations.
What do you understand by the term ‘voice of conscience’? How do you prepare yourself to heed to the voice of conscience?
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.
Distinguish between laws and rules. Discuss the role of ethics in formulating them.
What is meant by ‘environmental ethics’? Why is it important to study? Discuss any one environmental issue from the viewpoint of environmental ethics.
Social values are more important than economic values. Discuss the above statement with examples in the context of inclusive growth of a nation.
How do the virtues of trustworthiness and fortitude get manifested in public service? Explain with examples. 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.
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.
“The weak can never forgive; forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.”
We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.