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Define emotional intelligence and explain its core components. Discuss its importance in ensuring ethical public service delivery.

Q7. Define emotional intelligence and explain its core components. Discuss its importance in ensuring ethical public service delivery. (10 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: InsightsIAS Why the question Emotional intelligence has become central to ethical governance, especially in improving citizen-centric administration and addressing ethical dilemmas in public service. Key Demand of the question The question …

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Discuss the importance of compassion in leadership with reference to historical reformers. How does it influence inclusive governance?

Q7. Discuss the importance of compassion in leadership with reference to historical reformers. How does it influence inclusive governance? (10 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: InsightsIAS Why the question Compassion as a core ethical value is increasingly relevant in governance amid rising concerns of administrative insensitivity and exclusion. Key Demand of the question The question …

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Analyse the role of empathy and moral courage in preventing communal violence. How can these virtues be institutionalised in public life?

Q7. Analyse the role of empathy and moral courage in preventing communal violence. How can these virtues be institutionalised in public life? (10 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: NIE Why the question The question examines the practical relevance of ethical virtues like empathy and moral courage in preventing communal violence, and their linkage with constitutional …

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“In public administration, empathy without impartiality becomes moral bias.” Suggest how civil servants can balance compassion with fairness.

Q6. “In public administration, empathy without impartiality becomes moral bias.” Suggest how civil servants can balance compassion with fairness. (10 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: InsightsIAS Why the question Civil servants increasingly operate in emotionally charged spaces like welfare delivery, disaster relief, policing, and grievance redressal, where compassion is essential but can also trigger selective …

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Moral judgment weakens when identity is placed above shared human values. Discuss. Suggest measures to reinforce human-centred conduct in society.

Q7. Moral judgment weakens when identity is placed above shared human values. Discuss. Suggest measures to reinforce human-centred conduct in society. (10 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: NIE Why the question Because rising identity-driven conflicts highlight how group loyalties can distort moral judgment and weaken shared human values in society. Key demand of the question …

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“Power without empathy transforms administration into coercion”. Examine the importance of emotional intelligence in ensuring ethical governance.

  Q7. “Power without empathy transforms administration into coercion”. Examine the importance of emotional intelligence in ensuring ethical governance. (10 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: NIE Why the question: It connects ethical governance with the emotional dimension of leadership. It tests understanding of how empathy and emotional intelligence convert administrative power into humane service. Key …

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“Suspicion corrodes trust, and without trust, ethics collapses”. Discuss the ethical role of empathy in sustaining personal and professional relationships. Evaluate the broader ethical consequences of erosion of trust in society and institutions.

  Q7. “Suspicion corrodes trust, and without trust, ethics collapses”. Discuss the ethical role of empathy in sustaining personal and professional relationships. Evaluate the broader ethical consequences of erosion of trust in society and institutions. (10 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: NIE Why the question Asked in the backdrop of rising domestic conflicts, workplace stress, …

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Examine the ethical dilemmas arising when perceptions of harm conflict with objective facts. How should administrators respond?

  Q7. Examine the ethical dilemmas arising when perceptions of harm conflict with objective facts. How should administrators respond? (10 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: TH Why the question Situations where subjective perceptions of harm clash with objective facts are increasingly visible in governance and public institutions, raising concerns about fairness, dignity, and impartiality in …

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How does the erosion of familial responsibility towards vulnerable members reflect deeper ethical concerns in contemporary society? Analyse with examples.

  Q7. How does the erosion of familial responsibility towards vulnerable members reflect deeper ethical concerns in contemporary society? Analyse with examples. (10 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: TH Why the question: Events such as the Aarey cancer patient abandonment (2025), the question highlights growing ethical gaps in family and social care, calling for solutions …

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 “Empathy is about finding echoes of another person in yourself.”

Topic: Foundational values – Empathy Q7. What does this quote mean to you?  “Empathy is about finding echoes of another person in yourself.” [10M]  Difficulty level: Medium Reference: Assam Tribune Why the question: The ‘Illness to Wellness’ initiative, a national campaign aimed at generating awareness of various mind and body conditions and providing holistic and …

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The ability to see things from another person’s perspective and empathize with another’s emotions plays an important role in our social lives. Elaborate.

Topic: Aptitude and foundational values for Civil Service, integrity, impartiality and nonpartisanship, objectivity, dedication to public service, empathy, tolerance and compassion towards the weaker-sections. 6. The ability to see things from another person’s perspective and empathize with another’s emotions plays an important role in our social lives. Elaborate. (150 Words) Difficulty Level: Easy Why the …

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Empathy is a key skill for relationships, conflict management and conflict resolution across work cultures. Elaborate. (

Topic: Aptitude and foundational values for Civil Service, integrity, impartiality and nonpartisanship, objectivity, dedication to public service, empathy, tolerance and compassion towards the weaker-sections. 7. Empathy is a key skill for relationships, conflict management and conflict resolution across work cultures. Elaborate. (150 Words) Difficulty Level: Easy Why the question: The question is part of the …

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