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2016 · GS 4 · 10 marks
Max Weber said that it is not wise to apply to public administration the sort of moral and ethical norms we apply to matters of personal conscience. It is important to realise that the State bureaucracy might possess its own independent bureaucratic morality. Critically analyse this statement.
Read question →2016 · GS 4 · 20 marks
ABC Ltd. is a large transnational company having diversified business activities with a huge shareholder base. The company is continuously expanding and generating employment. The company, in its expansion and diversification programme, decides to establish a new plant at Vikaspuri, an area which is underdeveloped. The new plant is designed to use energy efficient technology that will help the company to save production cost by 20%. The company’s decision goes well with the Government policy of attracting investment to develop such underdevelop…
Read question →2016 · GS 4 · 20 marks
Suppose you are an officer in-charge of implementing a social service scheme to provide support to old and destitute women. An old and illiterate woman comes to you to avail the benefits of the scheme. However, she has no documents to show that she fulfils the eligibility criteria. But after meeting her and listening to her you feel that she certainly needs support. Your enquiries also show that she is really destitute and living in a pitiable condition. You are in a dilemma as to what to do. Putting her under the scheme without are documents w…
Read question →2016 · GS 4 · 20 marks
Land needed for mining, dams and other largescale projects is acquired mostly from Adivasis, hill dwellers and rural communities. The displaced persons are paid monetary compensation as per the legal provisions. However, the payment is often tardy. In any case, it cannot sustain the displaced families for long. These people do not possess marketable skills to engage in some other occupation. They end up as low paid migrant labourers. Moreover, their living is destroyed. Thus, the benefits of traditional ways of community development go to indus…
Read question →2016 · GS 4 · 10 marks
Anger is a harmful negative emotion. It is injurious to both personal life and work life. (a) Discuss how it leads to negative emotions and undesirable behaviours. (b) How can it be managed and controlled?
Read question →2016 · GS 4 · 10 marks
Explain how ethics contributes to social and human well-being.
Read question →2016 · GS 4 · 10 marks
How could social influence and persuasion contribute to the success of Swatchh Bharat Abhiyan?
Read question →2016 · GS 4 · 20 marks
You are a young, aspiring and sincere employee in a Government office working as an assistant, to the director of your deportment. Since you’ve joined recently, you need to learn and progress. Luckily your superior is very kind and ready to train you for your job. He is a very intelligent and well-informed person having knowledge of various departments. In short, you respect your book and are looking forward to learn a lot from him. Since you’ve good tuning with the boss, he started depending on you. One day due to ill health he invited you at …
Read question →2016 · GS 4 · 25 marks
Saraswati was a successful IT professional in USA. Moved by the patriotic sense of doing something for the country she returned to India. Together with some other like-minded friends, she formed an NGO to build a school for a poor rural community. The objective of the school was to provide the best quality modern education at a nominal cost. She soon discovered that she has to seek permission from a number of Governments agencies. The rules and procedures were quite confusing and cumbersome. What frustrated her most was the delays, callous atti…
Read question →2016 · GS 4 · 10 marks
Discuss Mahatma Gandhi’s concept of seven sins.
Read question →2016 · GS 4 · 10 marks
Discuss the Public Services Code as recommended by the 2nd Administrative Reforms Commission.
Read question →2016 · GS 4 · 25 marks
A private company is known for its efficiency, transparency and employee welfare. The company though owned by a private individual has a cooperative character where employees feel a sense of ownership. The company employs nearly 700 personnel and they have voluntarily decided not to form a union. One day suddenly in the morning, about 40 men belonging to a political party gatecrashed into the factory demanding jobs in the factory. They threatened the management and employees, and also used foul language. The employees feel demoralized. It was c…
Read question →2016 · GS 4 · 10 marks
Law and ethics are considered to be the two tools for controlling human conduct so as to make it conducive to civilized social existence. (a) Discuss how they achieve this objective. (b) Giving examples, show how the two differ in their approaches.
Read question →2016 · GS 4 · 10 marks
Why should impartiality and non-partisanship be considered as foundational values in public services, especially in the present day socio-political context ? Illustrate your answer with examples.
Read question →2016 · GS 4 · 10 marks
Corruption causes misuse of government treasury, Administrative inefficiency and obstruction in the path of national Development. Discuss Kautilya’s views.
Read question →2016 · GS 4 · 10 marks
What do you understand by the terms ‘governance’, ‘good governance’ and ‘ethical governance’?
Read question →2015 · GS 1 · 12.5 marks
Debate the issue of whether and how contemporary movements for assertion of Dalit identity work towards annihilation of caste.
Read question →2015 · GS 1 · 12.5 marks
How different would have been the achievement of Indian independence without Mahatma Gandhi? Discuss.
Read question →2015 · GS 1 · 12.5 marks
Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, despite having divergent approaches and strategies, had a common goal of amelioration of the downtrodden. Elucidate.
Read question →2015 · GS 1 · 12.5 marks
It would have been difficult for the Constituent Assembly to complete its historic task of drafting the Constitution for Independent India in just three years but for the experience gained with the Government of India Act, 1935. Discuss.
Read question →2015 · GS 1 · 12.5 marks
The states of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand reaching the limits of their ecological carrying capacity due to tourism. Critically evaluate.
Read question →2015 · GS 1 · 12.5 marks
Mesolithic rock cut architecture of India not only reflects the cultural life of the times but also a tine aesthetic sense comparable to modern painting. Critically evaluate this comment.
Read question →2015 · GS 1 · 12.5 marks
Explain the factors responsible for the origin of ocean currents. How do they influence regional climates, fishing and navigation?
Read question →2015 · GS 1 · 12.5 marks
Smart cities in India cannot sustain without smart villages. Discuss this statement in the backdrop of rural urban integration.
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