Page-12 of GS-IV: Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude

Differentiate between Moral Absolutism, Moral Relativism and Moral Nihilism.

Moral Absolutism- Moral absolutism is the philosophy which says that there exists an absolute definition for moral conduct and the definition does not change with circumstances. Thus actions are inherently moral or immoral, regardless of the beliefs and goals of the individual, society or culture that engages in ..

"The earth, the air, the land and the water are not an inheritance from our forefathers but on loan from our children. So we have to hand over to them at least as it was handed over to us."Explain the implicit environment ethics in above Gandhian quote.

In the above quotation, Mahatma Gandhi has tried to explain the importance of natural resources to mankind and has cautioned people from dangers lingering over the resources due to unrestricted materialism and consumerism. In general, we have complete ownership and ..

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 ..