GS4 · 10 marks · 150 words

What is the significance of morality in day-to-day life? Give an example from your own life where you chose moral action and elaborate the reasons for your choice of that action.

Answered by 6 toppers · CSE 2018–2019

Dimensions of EthicsHuman ValuesEthics in Private and Public LifeIntegrity

Syllabus: Ethics and Human Interface: Essence, determinants and consequences of Ethics in-human actions; dimensions of ethics; ethics - in private and public relationships. Human Values - lessons from the lives and teachings of great leaders, reformers and administrators; role of family society and educational institutions in inculcating values.

How toppers approached it

From 5 of the 6 answers · about 180 words.

Opening

  • A definition100%

Body

  • Points60%
  • Points and prose40%

Close

  • No separate close80%
  • A summary20%

The toppers’ answers

Akshat JainAIR 2 · CSE 2018 · 152 wordsTheir whole copy

Opening · a definition

Morality refers to the individual set of principles that govern one's behaviour and actions.

Body · points and prose

It helps one to choose the correct path in life, stand-by in what one believes, and help us realize the full extent of our humanity.

Example from my life

During my VIIIth standard, my teacher praised me in front of the whole class for topping in social sciences. After I received my copy, I realized that there was a miscalculation of marks, enough to take me from

Rank 1 to outside even Top 3. It would also lead to children mocking me after the praise I received. However, I chose the morally correct path to get my marks corrected. To my surprise, the teacher informed the whole class about it, and the class applauded me with loud claps.

Close · a summary

Hence I realized that doing the morally correct thing is extremely fulfilling and sometimes rewarding in ways one doesn't expect.

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