Page-10 of GS-IV: Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude
2018-Mock-8: Case Study-6
What are the available options with you? Explain your courses of action. The options available with me are: First option is to reserve the park only for the use of small children and senior citizens, and restrict all kind of ..
Importance of Intellectual Integrity in Civil Services
Intellectual Integrity is defined as the importance of being true to one’s own rational thinking and to maintain same standards in attitude towards others which one expects from others. A person with good intellectual integrity means that he/she will use ..
Throw light on the causes of corruption in public sector institutions. Discuss some of the measures adopted by the current NDA government to combat corruption.
Causes of corruption in public sector institutions are: Cultural factor: Certain types of corruption are more or less acceptable in public and have become a part of our traditional system. In other words, we can call it as “chalta hai” ..
2018-Mock-8: Case Study-2
a) What are the different values involved in this situation? Bring out the values from are the stake holders involved. (1) Yourself (2) Rich Lady (3) the Local Politician Values involved with different stakeholders are: Yourself Honesty, Reliability, Loyalty, Service ..
2018-Mock-8: Case Study-5
What are the problems faced by women officers in male dominated departments as like the present situation? The problems faced by women officers in male dominated departments are: Authority: The orthodox and patriarchal mindset has reduced women to a second ..
What are different aspects of conscience? Differentiate between the intuitive and empirical conceptions of conscience.
Conscience can be defined as a person’s moral sense to determine a conduct as right or wrong. It acts as a guide to one’s behaviour. As per medieval philosophers there are two aspects of conscience viz. “conscientia” and “synderesis.” While ..
Critically discuss the various arguments on the basis of which the Aadhaar project has been challenged for violating the right to privacy. To what extent do you agree with these views? Discuss.
Aadhaar is the largest biometric ID system in the world. The 12-digit unique ID number can be obtained by residents or passport holders of India, based on their biometric and demographic data. The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) which ..
2018-Mock-8: Case Study-3
What are the steps that would help in creating harmony amongst the staff and ensure smooth work flow? The victim of ego clashes between individuals in an organisation is the stability and the well being of the organisation itself. Being ..
There is a heavy ethical responsibility on the public servants because they occupy positions of power, handle huge amounts of public funds, and their decisions have wide-ranging impact on society and environment. What steps have you taken to improve your ethical competence to handle such responsibility?
Ethical competence can be defined as a combination of skills, capacity and high degree of professionalism. Public servants have to perform critical and tedious administrative works. Sometimes they even need to delegate responsibilities to other officials and team members. They ..
2018-Mock-8: Case Study-4
If any village in your revenue division gets the award, you also get the credit. But how will you encourage people with only limited staff. Being the head of a revenue division consisting of 25 villages and provided with limited ..