2017 Mock Test -12: Case Study-2

The situation is quite challenging from the point of view of CEO as 10 people have lost their lives due the drug and reputation has been damaged. The immediate course of action would be to take back the stock of ..

The implementation of National Food Security Act must base on principle of self-exclusion and culture of honesty. Discuss.

The National Food Security Act is an act of the parliament of India that is aimed at providing subsidized food grains to almost two-thirds of the country’s population. It converts into the legal prerogative of other food security schemes viz. ..

Ethics are more important than laws.Elucidate

Ethics: It is a type of moral philosophy that comes from within and provides us an ideal direction on what is the right thing to do in all matters of life. It can be compared with the characteristics that seek ..

What are the ethical concerns regarding Capital Punishment? Should India do away with the capital punishment? Argue.

The ethical concerns regarding Capital Punishment are: Value of human life: Human life is highly valuable in this universe. Those who think that capital punishment should be banned believe that even the worst offender should not be deprived of his ..

Examine the concerns about privacy issues with Digital India programme.

Digital India is the umbrella program of various initiatives that was launched in 2015 to make India a digitally empowered society. The initiatives under Digital India include all departments and ministries within its scope. Implementation is monitored and overseen by ..

2017 Mock Test 8 – GS-IV: Ethics Case Study – 6

The first option in my opinion is the best option as it is fair and impartial. However, the demerit of this option is as follows. The first rule of any enquiry is that the person direct or indirectly involved with ..

Should there be a legal backing to "sting operations"? Justify your stand in ethical perspective.

There are various moral questions related to sting operation or investigative / undercover journalism such as violation of privacy; trust; inducing a person to commit something wrong including a crime. I think legal backing as well as legal regulation is ..

"Although Right to Privacy has not been mentioned explicitly in Part-III of the constitution, yet it has established itself as a fundamental right enforceable against state."Explain.

Right to privacy has obtained a status of fundamental right enforceable under Article 21 of the Constitution subject to reasonable restrictions on the basis of public interest (Govinda Vs State of Madhya Pradesh).  Kharak Singh’s case (1964), Govind v State ..

There are times in our professional life when we come under temptation and coercion, which might risk us to compromise our ethical commitments.(a)The public servants are vulnerable to what kind of temptations and coercion? (b)As a future civil servant, how do you prepare yourself against such temptation and coercion?

Public servants enjoy immense powers and responsibility. Right from lower levels to higher level each individual has some discretionary power. For instance a bank manager of government bank has powers to sanction loans, officers at district level have to implement ..

Socrates says in Euthyphro that the holy or pious is holy or pious because it is loved by the gods.a. What do you understand by this statement of Socrates?b. Do you agree with his argument? Why?

In Euthyphro, the statement that the holy or pious is holy or pious because it is loved by the gods means that what is viewed as morally good is morally good because it is commanded by all the gods. Hence, ..