GS-4 · Emotional Intelligence-Concepts, and their Utilities and Application in Administration and Governance.
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What is ‘emotional intelligence’ and how can it be developed in people? How does it help an individual in taking ethical decisions?
“Emotional Intelligence is the ability to make your emotions work for you instead of against you.” Do you agree with this view? Discuss.
“What really matters for success, character, happiness, and lifelong achievements is a definite set of emotional skills – your EQ – not just purely cognitive abilities that are measured by conventional IQ tests.” Do you agree with the view? Give reasons in support of your answer.
“A system of morality which is based on relative emotional values is a mere illusion, a thoroughly vulgar conception which has nothing sound in it and nothing true.” – Socrates.
The current internet expansion has instilled a different set of cultural values which are in conflict with traditional values. Discuss.
“Education is not an injunction, it is an effective and pervasive tool for all-round development of an individual and social transformation”. Examine the New Education Policy, 2020 (NEP, 2020) in light of the above statement.
A positive attitude is considered to be an essential characteristic of a civil servant who is often required to function under extreme stress. What contributes to a positive attitude in a person?
What teachings of Buddha are most relevant today and why? Discuss.
What are the main factors responsible for gender inequality in India? Discuss the contribution of Savitribai Phule in this regard.
“Condemn none: if you can stretch out a helping hand do so. If not, fold your hands, bless your brothers and let them go their own way.” – Swami Vivekananda