"Success of democracy is based on civil society organisations and the legitimacy of political organisations."Discuss giving reference to democratic transition in Tunisia. What lessons in this context India can learn? Opine.

Civil society includes the organized groups and institutions that are independent of the state, voluntary, and self-generating, and self-reliant to some extent. These types of societies include NGOs, independent mass media, think tanks, universities, and different social and religious groups. ..

Our conscience reflects the interaction between our inner sense of responsibility, internalisation of parental or family norms and internal assessment of our personal integrity. Critically analyze this statement.

Conscience is the inner sense of right and wrong that enables us to discern moral choices freely. Although an inner sense of right and wrong is part of our nature as human beings, our conscience is formed or shaped by ..

The lines of distinction between meta ethics, normative ethics and applied ethics are often blurry

Meta ethics investigates where our ethical principles come from, and what they mean. They focus on issues of universal truths, the will of God, the role of reason in a judgment. Normative ethics takes on a more practical task, which is to ..

What do you understand by "objectivity"? Highlight its relevance for a public servant.

Objectivity means the state or quality of being true and keeping aside one’s emotions, biases, prejudices. Objectivity is mind independent and object specific. In public life, it means giving equal treatment to people in equal situation irrespective of any other ..

Kautilya's conception of 'Rajrishi' is very important for a good king and it is similar to the conception of 'philosopher king' given by Plato.a. What are the main indicators of good governance identified by Kautilya in Arthashastra?b. Why Kautilya lays great stress on appointment of Amatyas, the highest in status?

What are the main indicators of good governance identified by Kautilya in Arthashastra?  According to Kautilya an ideal king should have highest qualities of leadership, intellect, energy and personal attributes. Even in the era of monarchy, Kautilya suggested the king ..

Religion creates community, community creates altruism and altruism turns us away from self and towards the common good. Altruism is a traditional virtue in many cultures and a core aspect of various religious traditions.a) Is any altruistic action always at the expense of the self and is synonymous to self-negation?b) Some philosophers and scientists argue that there is no such thing as true altruism. Give your opinion on the same.

Altruism is referred to as the principle and moral tradition of concern for the happiness of other human beings or anything that lives. It appears in both material and spiritual quality of life. Sometimes it is a conventional purity in ..

To secure the national interest the decisions taken civil servants should be impartial and non-partisan. Explain.

Impartiality is a principle which holds that decisions should be taken objectively with well defined criteria rather than on the basis of bias and prejudice while being non partisan as a civil servant implies keeping politics and administration apart. Political ..

2017 Mock Test 8: GS-IV: Ethics and Integrity Case Study – 5

The first option is the most ethical option, but the problem with this option is that the goal and purpose of the officer will not be solved. The officer believes that he can serve as a software engineer much better ..

Elucidate the role of moral reasoning as the foundation of rationally determining the ethical course of action.

Moral reasoning can be defined as the process in which an individual tries to determine the difference between what is right and what is wrong in a personal situation by using logic. This is an important and often daily process ..

2017 Mock Test -8: GS-IV: Ethics Case Study -1

The question states that this is a perennial problem occurring year after year. So I am sure my predecessors must have already taken safety measures. However, just in case, they have not taken this measure, might have taken the appropriate ..