insights ethics 70 days plan

InsightsIAS Ethics 70 Days Plan  Day 49   1) Transparency breeds legitimacy. As a public servant what steps will you take to bring transparency in awarding contracts?   2) The need to build confidence in governments in the light of the increased concern on corruption and unethical behaviour of civil servants prompted governments to review […]

InsightsIAS Ethics 70 Days Plan  Day 48 1) Why ethics matters in public administration? What are the determinants of ethics in Public service?   2) “No responsibility of government is more fundamental than the responsibility of maintaining the higher standards of ethical behaviour. “ Discuss.   3) Define the following in context of public services […]

InsightsIAS Ethics 70 Days Plan  Day 47 Case study – 1 As a DM of a home district of serving Chief Minister, you find out that a huge land scam has taken place in which close relatives of the Chief Minister are involved. The scam which you have unearthed has caused lots of financial loss […]

InsightsIAS Ethics 70 Days Plan  Day 46   1) What do you understand by ‘probity’ in public life? What are the difficulties in practicing it in the present times? How can these difficulties be overcome?   2) What do you understand by the following terms in the context of public services Fragility Decisiveness Fairness Rectitude […]

InsightsIAS Ethics 70 Days Plan  Day 45 Aravind is working as a doctor in a corporate hospital. He is happily married to a doctor who also works at the same hospital. Aravind is living with his widower father who is suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. Due to their hectic schedule, he had employed a caretaker to […]

InsightsIAS Ethics 70 Days Plan  Day 44 1) Explain the following with reference to civil services. Collegiality Spirit of service Temperance Wisdom 2) What does the quote means to you: “Ethics is nothing less than reverence for life’” 3) What do you understand by corporate governance? What are the six key components of corporate governance?

InsightsIAS Ethics 70 Days Plan  Day 43   Case study You are an Indian diplomat send to china to negotiate on border issue. The diplomat you work with Mr. Xi is a senior diplomat and in a decision taking position.he has great fondness for Indian culture and his soft side makes him agree to some […]

InsightsIAS Ethics 70 Days Plan  Day 42   1) There is a common notion that geopolitical relations are governed by the equations of power. Does ethics has place in geopolitics? Justify with examples.   2) What are the ethical issues tied to international funding?   3) “When the mind is without borders, the world will […]

InsightsIAS Ethics 70 Days Plan  Day 41 Case study — 1 You are working for big multinational company and have earned good amount of money over the years. You can be considered as rich compared to many other Indians. You hail from a small village where your mother still lives. Despite your best efforts to […]

InsightsIAS Ethics 70 Days Plan  Day 40   1) What do you understand by the following terms? Explain with examples. Kindness Patriotism Prudence Distributive justice   2) What does quote means to you in the present context: “Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are.”   […]

InsightsIAS Ethics 70 Days Plan  Day 39   1) What do you understand by term governance, good governance and ethical governance?   2) The speed of decision making is the essence of good governance. But governance in India is marred with red-tapism. As a civil servant what measures will you take to overcome delay in […]

InsightsIAS Ethics 70 Days Plan  Day 38   1) “Accountability is a statement of personal promise, both to yourself and to the people around you, to deliver specific defined results.” Discuss.   2) What do you understand by accountability? How the principle of accountability will helps us in realising the goal of good governance?   […]

InsightsIAS Ethics 70 Days Plan  Day 37 1) Law and ethics are considered to be the two tools for controlling human conduct so as to make it conducive to civilized social existence. a) Discuss how they achieve this objective b) Giving examples, show how the two differ in their approaches.   2) “In law a […]

InsightsIAS Ethics 70 Days Plan  Day 36   1) “Justice is a temporary thing that must at last come to an end; but the conscience is eternal and will never die.” What does quote means to you?   2) What is meant by the term “conscience”? Is conscience a reliable ethical compass for our life, […]

InsightsIAS Ethics 70 Days Plan  Day 35 Case study 1 You are working as Home Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs. During your tenure, you have acted toughly against anti-national elements including many banned terrorist organizations. While on a private trip, you have been abducted by terrorists belonging to a banned terrorist group. They […]

InsightsIAS Ethics 70 Days Plan  Day 34 1) What do you understand by following terms in context of public service? Spirit of service Commitment Courage of conviction Consistency   2) What’s the difference between integrity & probity? What role do both play in establishment of ethical governance?   3) “The institutions which are designed to […]

InsightsIAS Ethics 70 Days Plan  Day 33   1) What are the ethical concerns in the public administration and how to overcome them?   2) “Public service must be more than doing a job efficiently and honestly. It must be a complete dedication to the people and to the nation.” Explain   3) Define the […]

InsightsIAS Ethics 70 Days Plan  Day 32   1) Gandhiji said “weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” What’s the significance of the virtue – forgiveness in an individual’s life?   2) “A genuine leader is not a searcher for a consensus but a molder of consensus”. Explain the relevance of […]

InsightsIAS Ethics 70 Days Plan  Day 31 1) “Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.” Explain the relevance of the quote in the context of today’s India.     2) Consideration for others is the basis of a good life and good society. How the consideration for others forms essence of […]

InsightsIAS Ethics 70 Days Plan  Day 30 1) Define the following terms with examples Benevolence Integrity Intellectual humility Distributive justice   2) Rationalizations often act as obstacles to ethical decision making. What do you understand by rationalization? Illustrate with examples.   3) Is poverty a violence on humanity? Enumerate the teaching of any philosopher whose […]