UPSC Mains 2013 · GS IV · Q5(a) · 10 marks · 150 words

What do you understand by the term ‘voice of conscience’? How do you prepare yourself to heed to the voice of conscience?

हिन्दी में

‘अंतःकरण की आवाज़’ से आप क्या समझते हैं? आप स्वयं को अंतःकरण की आवाज़ पर ध्यान देने के लिए कैसे तैयार करते हैं?

How a topper answered it

Gaurav KumarAIR 34 · CSE 2017 · 170 wordsTheir whole copy

Opening · a definition

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Body · points

Voice of conscience is inner cognitive & emotive evaluation of an ethicality of an action. eg: Gender equality - conscience says very vital.

How to listen voice of conscience (1) Proper socialization of child - lessons from lives of great leaders eg: Gandhiji lives full of conscience the Harijan welfare. (2) Service to others - will help listen to voice eg: selflessness, reduced greed. (3) Constitutional morality: Follow this, this is collective conscience eg: Justice, equality & dignity of life. (4) Emotional intelligence & develop managing emotions (Goleman - self management) eg: Tejaswi Satput (IRS) work over drug menace & Rehab (5) folk stories, religious inspiration eg: Lord Rama conscience not to loot Lanka post killing of Ravana.

How to amplify voice of conscience

  1. Constant utilisation : during discretion flood, disases, anti riots
  2. Value education in training, pedagogy
  3. Role playing in institutions
  4. Eudamanic living : ethics is virtue

Close · a quotation

"There is greeter courts than courts of law it is court of conscience" it helps reduce ethical dilemmas.

2 more toppers’ answers to this question, part by part, and how they all approached it: open the question.

Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Main) Examination 2013, General Studies Paper IV, Q5(a). The paper on upsc.gov.in. Themes and links to toppers’ answers are by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.