A. What do you understand by the following terms in the context of public service?: a) Integrity b) Perseverance c) Spirit of service d) Commitment e) Courage of conviction. B. Indicate two more attributes which you consider important for public service. Justify your answer.

What do you understand by ‘values’ and ‘ethics’? In what way is it important to be ethical along with being professionally competent?

Attitude is an important component that goes as input in the development of humans. How to build a suitable attitude needed for a public servant?

Identify five ethical traits on which one can plot the performance of a civil servant. Justify their inclusion in the matrix.

"One who is devoted to one’s duty attains highest perfection in life." Analyse this statement with reference to sense of Devotion to Duty, responsibility and personal fulfilment as a civil servant.

Discuss the significance of the following: (i) Constitutional morality (ii) Conflict of interest (iii) Probity in public life (iv) Challenges of digitalization (v) Devotion to duty

The good of an individual is contained in the good of all. What do you understand by this statement? How can this principle be implemented in public life?

Some people feel that values keep changing with time and situation, while others strongly believe that there are certain universal and eternal human values. Give your perception in this regard with due justification.

What do you understand by ‘values’ and ‘ethics’? In what way is it important to be ethical along with being professionally competent?

It is often said that ‘politics’ and ‘ethics’ do not go together. What is your opinion in this regard? Justify your answer with illustrations. What factors affect the formation of a person’s attitude towards social problems?

What is ‘emotional intelligence’ and how can it be developed in people? How does it help an individual in taking ethical decisions?