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Examine the role of laws, rules, and regulations as sources of ethical guidance. Discuss their limitations in ensuring ethical conduct.

Q7. Examine the role of laws, rules, and regulations as sources of ethical guidance. Discuss their limitations in ensuring ethical conduct. (10 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: InsightsIAS Why the question Growing dependence on formal legal frameworks to ensure ethical governance, despite recurring ethical lapses. Key Demand of the question The question requires analysing the …

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Explain how social media visibility pressures can affect public servants’ objectivity. Suggest ethical guidelines for digital conduct in public office.

Q7. Explain how social media visibility pressures can affect public servants’ objectivity. Suggest ethical guidelines for digital conduct in public office. (10 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: InsightsIAS Why the question Governance today operates under constant public gaze, where social media can reshape administrative behaviour, ethical judgement, and citizen trust. It tests how civil service …

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Public trust is eroded not only by corruption in office but by moral lapses in private life. Examine how ethical conduct in personal spheres shapes credibility and legitimacy in public service.

  Q7. Public trust is eroded not only by corruption in office but by moral lapses in private life. Examine how ethical conduct in personal spheres shapes credibility and legitimacy in public service. (10 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: TH Why the question: To assess understanding of how an individual’s personal ethics influence the legitimacy …

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Ethical courage in public service is as vital as professional competence. Analyse this in the context of governance. Suggest institutional and individual measures to nurture ethical courage among civil servants.

  Q7. Ethical courage in public service is as vital as professional competence. Analyse this in the context of governance. Suggest institutional and individual measures to nurture ethical courage among civil servants. (10 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: TH Why the question In a commendable act of integrity, the Superintendent in GST Intelligence played a …

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There can be no good governance without moral leadership. Comment.

Topic: Public/Civil service values and Ethics in Public administration. 6. There can be no good governance without moral leadership. Comment. (150 words) Difficulty Level: Moderate Why the question: The question is part of the static syllabus of General studies paper – 4. Key Demand of the question: To write about the relationship between moral leadership …

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