GS Paper 4 Context: In a recent incident, a Bengaluru woman goes to Delhi HC to stop a friend’s euthanasia trip to Europe. According to a petition filed before the court, the man has been suffering from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome since 2014 and is allegedly planning to travel to Switzerland for physician-assisted suicide as …
GS Paper 4 Syllabus: Application of Ethics Policing is essential for maintaining law and order and the smooth functioning of society. The absence of a professional code of ethics creates a scenario where it is easy to be a moral opportunist and use unethical conduct as a means of career advancement. Why Police Ethics …
Topic: Human Values – lessons from the lives and teachings of great leaders, reformers and administrators 6. What do you understand by normative ethics? Explain with examples. (150 words) Difficulty level: Moderate Reference: Insights on India Why the question: The question is part of the static syllabus of General studies paper – 4 and part …
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What does leadership mean? Leadership is the art of motivating a group of people to act towards achieving a common goal. Behavioral theories suggest that leadership skills aren’t ingrained and can be taught – people can obtain leadership qualities through teaching and learning these skills over time. Ethical leadership: Ethical leadership is the art of leading people …
Human Values – lessons from the lives and teachings of great leaders, reformers and administrators; 7. What does this quote means to you? (150 words) “Make your ego porous. Will is of little importance, complaining is nothing, fame is nothing. Openness, patience, receptivity, solitude is everything.” ― Rainer Maria Rilke Difficulty level: Moderate Why the …
Human Values – lessons from the lives and teachings of great leaders, reformers and administrators; 6. What does this quote means to you? (150 words) “The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are.” ― Carl Gustav Jung Difficulty level: Easy Why the question: The question is part of the static syllabus …
Topic: corporate governance. 6. With the rising number of banking frauds, what changes to corporate governance structure of banks do you suggest to tackle it? (150 words) Difficulty level: Tough Reference: The Hindu Why the question: The biggest banking scam in India has come to the forefront in the midst of celebrations of ‘Aazadi Ka …
GS paper 4 Syllabus: Human Values “Do things for people, not because of who they are or what they do in return, but because of who you are.” — Harold S. Kushner A Random Act of Kindness is giving your best self to others without requests or promise of return on investment. It’s simply …
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Topic: Human Values – lessons from the lives and teachings of great leaders, reformers and administrators 6. Happiness or well-being (eudaimonia) is the highest aim of moral thought and conduct, and the virtues are the requisite skills and dispositions needed to attain it. Explain. (150 words) Difficulty level: Moderate Reference: Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude by …
GS Paper 4 Syllabus: Foundational Values of Civil Servants Civil Services: The post is paramount, not the person; work prevailed over publicity; they are supposed to remain faceless. Recently civil servants have been in the news for all sorts of reasons not related to their work. E. g 1) One couple, was …
Private relationships are often given (For Ex: Life partner, Friends) or inherited (For Ex: Parents) that are relatively permanent with more tolerance for imperfections. Private relationship – Ethical Principles Care and Affection – Emotional bond of affection and care goes beyond limitations. This bond is not driven by legal rules or quid pro quo but by human emotions. …
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Topic: Human Values – lessons from the lives and teachings of great leaders, reformers and administrators 6. Buddhist ethics is concerned with the principles and practices that help one to act in ways that help rather than harm. Explain. (150 words) Difficulty level: Moderate Reference: plato.stanford.edu Why the question: The question is part of the …
Values, morality and Ethics are used ever so interchangeably. However, they are all unique in themselves. Values are the basic building blocks which decide the ethical and moral foundation of its actors. When certain values get ‘social approval’ they become ethics and morals. The comparison of all the three is shown below for …
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Topic: Work culture, Quality of service delivery. 6. Core values are the deeply ingrained principles that guide all of a company’s actions; they serve as its cultural cornerstones. Elaborate. (150 words) Difficulty level: Tough Why the question: The question is part of the static syllabus of General studies paper – 4 and part of ‘Abstract …
Topic: Ethics and Human Interface: Essence, determinants and consequences of Ethics in-human actions; dimensions of ethics; ethics – in private and public relationships. 6. Ethics needs standards, but they can’t be followed in a mechanical way. Each person must have their own stable set of core values with the integrity to take responsibility for his …
Topic: ethics – in private and public relationships; 7. As an administrator, ethics is knowing the difference between what you have a right to do and what is right to do. Elucidate. (150 words) Difficulty level: Moderate Why the question: The question is part of the static syllabus of General studies paper – 4 and …
Topic: Ethics and Human Interface: Essence, determinants and consequences of Ethics in-human actions; 7. Write a short note on deontological ethics. (150 words) Difficulty Level: Moderate Reference: Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude by Lexicon Publications. Why the question: The question is part of the static syllabus of General studies paper – 4 and part of ‘Philosophical …
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Topic: laws, rules, regulations and conscience as sources of ethical guidance; 7. Moral philosophies create a clear vision of the moral standpoints which leads us in an ethical direction. Elaborate. (150 words) Difficulty level: Moderate Reference: Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude by Lexicon Publications. Why the question: The question is part of the static syllabus of …
