UPSC Mains question bank

GS4 · Theoretical Questions · 15 marks

What do you understand by cognitive dissonance? Give some instances where a civil servant may experience cognitive dissonance.

GS4 · Theoretical Questions · 10 marks

Define and differentiate between the following terms:-

GS4 · Theoretical Questions · 10 marks

(a)Sympathy

GS4 · Theoretical Questions · 10 marks

(b)Empathy

GS4 · Theoretical Questions · 10 marks

(c)Compassion

GS4 · Theoretical Questions · 15 marks

Discuss how ‘Right to Information’ has helped in furthering the goals of democracy and impediments still remaining in its implementation.

GS4 · Theoretical Questions · 15 marks

Which are the institutions in India that promote ethical accountability in public service and what are the challenges in ensuring it?

GS4 · Theoretical Questions · 10 marks

What do you understand by emotional intelligence? Substantiate its significance in civil services.

GS4 · Theoretical Questions · 10 marks

Differentiate between the following terms:

GS4 · Theoretical Questions · 10 marks

1.Meta ethics and normative ethics.

GS4 · Theoretical Questions · 10 marks

2.Deontology and consequentialism

GS4 · Theoretical Questions · 10 marks

Examine the relevance of ‘honesty’ and ‘courage of conviction’ in the context of civil service.

GS4 · Theoretical Questions · 10 marks

Which are the seven essential principles of public service that serve as guide for civil servants.

GS4 · Theoretical Questions · 10 marks

What do you understand by ethical egoism and how does it impact ethics?

GS4 · Theoretical Questions · 10 marks

Non-violence, in its active sense, includes truth and fearlessness. Discuss.

GS4 · Theoretical Questions · 10 marks

. Gandhi believed that even for attaining noble objectives, men have to only adopt good means. Examine.

GS4 · Theoretical Questions · 10 marks

What do you understand by environmental ethics and what is its significance?

GS4 · Theoretical Questions · 15 marks

What do you understand by ethics and what are its determinants? How is ethics different from values?

GS4 · Theoretical Questions · 10 marks

Ethics is nothing else than reverence for life. Comment.

GS4 · Theoretical Questions · 10 marks

. Which woman reformer in your opinion has played a significant role in disrupting social evils and has been a shining beacon of hope?

GS4 · Theoretical Questions · 15 marks

. Corruption in India has revealed extreme poverty in thought leading to erosion of basic human values. Comment.

GS4 · Theoretical Questions · 10 marks

.Can public ethics diverge from private ethics for a civil servant? Analyse with relevant examples.

GS4 · Theoretical Questions · 15 marks

. The school and home are important agents through which the child is able to systematically know, learn, and develop the moral values. Examine.

GS4 · Theoretical Questions · 10 marks

What is the difference between attitude and aptitude? Among the two, which one do you think is more important for a civil servant.

GS4 · Theoretical Questions · 10 marks

. What do each of the following quotations mean to you in the present context?