Page-3 of GS-IV: Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude
The very demand for a Universal Civil Code (UCC) for a composite country such as India is deeply misguided. Comment critically.
Uniform Civil Code is a bill that has been proposed to replace in the place of the personal laws of citizens. The UCC is based on a set of common code of laws which apply on all citizens equally irrespective ..
Explain Dr. B R Ambedkar's notions of civil liberty. What do you infer about Ambedkar's attitude from these notions? Discuss.
As per Dr. Ambedkar, there are two categories of liberty viz. Civil Liberty and Political Liberty. Civil liberty includes Liberty of movement, Liberty of speech (including writing) and Liberty of action. Political liberty consists in right to share in the ..
Discuss the importance of confidentiality in professional life. What are the reasons that confidentiality is violated too often?
Confidentiality in professional life is not only a good and necessary practice, it is also mandatory in some cases. Some professionals like lawyers, psychologists, therapist etc have a privileged relationship with their clients. Their clients trust them with sensitive information, ..
To what extent consistency between one's emotions, values and behavior is important in personal and professional life? Discuss.
Values from the bedrock of an individual that determines their behavior, outlook towards life and other attitudes. Since emotion is an instinctive or intuitive feeling rather than a well-reasoned response, the underlying values of an individual are also manifested in ..
What do you understand by moral vulnerabilities? Bring out the two moral vulnerabilities recognized by you in yourself. How do you think that you can overcome these moral vulnerabilities?
Morality is inherently subjective in nature. It is shaped by the society that one grows up in. the circumstances/conditions that could cause even a morally strong person to deviate from his code of ethics are termed moral vulnerabilities. For example, ..
With reference to the POCSO Act, what is the recent verdict of the Supreme Court regarding mental age? Critically discuss with your own opinion on the same.
The apex court has upheld the basic provisions of the POSCO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act and explicitly stated that the term “age” cannot stand for the “mental age” as the primary motive behind the Act was to ..
What is compassion? Examine the role of compassion in your life.
Compassion holds significant importance in my life. It is a fundamental quality that drives me to understand and empathize with the needs and struggles of others. Compassion goes beyond mere sympathy; it involves taking action to alleviate the suffering of ..
Corruption in defence deals not only increase the cost of procurement, it also hampers the combat capabilities. Discuss the steps taken by the government to deal with corruption in defence procurement. Also comment how indigenous defence manufacturing can help in this regard.
India is one of the world’s largest defense importer. Allegations of corruption in military procurements are as old as independent India. Due to middlemen, instances of corruption increases the cost of procurement. Also due to corruption allegations, the deals are ..