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“Discretion without accountability can turn administrative authority into arbitrary power.” Assess the ethical limits of administrative discretion. How can public officials exercise discretion without compromising fairness?

Q7. “Discretion without accountability can turn administrative authority into arbitrary power.” Assess the ethical limits of administrative discretion. How can public officials exercise discretion without compromising fairness? (10 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: NIE Why the question The ethical tension between administrative flexibility and accountability, and how discretion can remain responsive without degenerating into arbitrariness, …

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“Regulatory failure often begins where trust substitutes verification.” Examine the ethical risks of excessive reliance on self-certification and institutional trust. How can regulation combine trust with credible oversight?

Q7. “Regulatory failure often begins where trust substitutes verification.” Examine the ethical risks of excessive reliance on self-certification and institutional trust. How can regulation combine trust with credible oversight? (10 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: DTE Why the question Contemporary concerns over regulatory governance, self-certification and accountability, and tests the ethical tension between facilitating ease …

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What are ethical dilemmas associated with human-wildlife conflict? Explain the principles that should guide public authorities in resolving them.

Q7. What are ethical dilemmas associated with human-wildlife conflict? Explain the principles that should guide public authorities in resolving them. (10 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: NIE Why the question Rising human-wildlife conflicts across India have brought ethical decision-making in public administration into focus, particularly in balancing conservation with the protection of human life. Key …

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“Sensitivity towards human vulnerability is an essential attribute of ethical public service.” Assess its application in policing.

Q7. “Sensitivity towards human vulnerability is an essential attribute of ethical public service.” Assess its application in policing. (10 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: TH Why the question The role of empathy and compassion in ethical public service and evaluates their practical application in policing, a key area of public ethics and governance. Key Demand …

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 “The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others”. — Albert Schweitzer

Q7. What does the following quotation mean to you in the present context? (10 M) “The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others”. — Albert Schweitzer Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: InsightsIAS Why the question The question assesses ethical reasoning by asking candidates to interpret a value-based …

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Why is impartiality considered a foundational value in public administration? Explain the ethical safeguards necessary to uphold impartiality.

Q7. Why is impartiality considered a foundational value in public administration? Explain the ethical safeguards necessary to uphold impartiality. (10 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: TH Why the question The question assesses understanding of impartiality as a core ethical value in public administration and the institutional as well as ethical mechanisms required to preserve it …

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“Public institutions must function not merely as administrative bodies but as custodians of public trust.” Explain the meaning of this statement. Highlight the ethical responsibilities of institutions delivering public services.

Q7. “Public institutions must function not merely as administrative bodies but as custodians of public trust.” Explain the meaning of this statement. Highlight the ethical responsibilities of institutions delivering public services. (10 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: TH Why the question Recent governance debates on accountability, transparency and misuse of public authority highlight the need …

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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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Ethics and Integrity – Answer Writing Challenge – 44

ARCHIVES 20 September 2014 You are the Principal of a famous government run residential school. Your son, who is studying in 12th standard in your school is extremely poor in Mathematics. Your wife is worried that if your son fails, he might slip into depression. You are also afraid that his failure would bring a bad reputation …

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