Ethics, integrity and aptitude

Respect for HRs & humanitarian principles is a responsibility for all members of the international community. Discuss in context of roles & responsibilities of States for protection of refugees.

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Ethics in International Relations

You are the chief executive of ABC Ltd, an automotive component manufacturing company. Until recently, all of your production plants were located in city X. However, the cost of production has risen, causing profits to decline. A number of factors have led to an increase in the production costs. First, the union representing the workers in your plant waged a successful strike resulting in increased salary and benefits. A second factor has been imposition of stringent environmental regulations. Shareholders are concerned about the declining fortunes of the company. Many of the competitors have moved their operations to less developed cities, where the operating costs are less than city X. ABC Ltd is a major employer in the city where it is located, and you know that a plant closure will cause economic dislocation in the city. Given the situation, answer the following question. (a) What are the ethical issues involved in this case? (b) How can the interests of different stakeholders be reconciled in this case?

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Corporate GovernanceEthical Dilemmas in Government

Q-1(b) There is a view that corrupt practices have been socially accepted in India. How can this ‘acceptance’ be shifted to ‘rejection’ towards corruption?

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CorruptionFamily, Society and Education

What do you understand by utilitarianism? Illustrate with examples the grounds on which it has been criticized.

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Ethical TheoriesWorld Thinkers

In recent times, the country witnessed protests based on opposition to some steps taken by the government. Whereas, mostly these were peaceful protests, at a few places these activities turned violent leading to destruction of public property. In some places government arrested few of the protesters and imposed heavy fines on them for the destruction of the property. In case they could not pay, their private property was confiscated by the government to pay for the damage done to the public property. In addition to this, some governments published the photographs, names and addresses of those accused of vandalism during protests at various locations. (a) What are the issues of public importance at stake in this case? (b) Are their any ethical or legal principles at play here which may be conflicting? (c) What should be the principles guiding a democratic state in such circumstances?

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Ethical Dilemmas in GovernmentLaw and Morality

You are posted as a District Education Officer (DEO) in a Maoist affected district. You have been specifically given the responsibility to work on the literacy mission. After reading the education reports and doing field visits, you find that the number of out of school children has increased drastically and the motivation amongst students and teachers is also low. While the basic infrastructure is already in place, the main hurdle in attracting students to these schools include the attitude of inhabitants towards education and the security issues involved in sending children to schools. Given the situation, answer the following questions: (a) Analyse the reasons behind such an attitude. (b) As a DEO, what are the steps you would take in order to increase the school attendance and change the prevalent attitude of inhabitants towards education?

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Crisis Decision MakingSocial Influence and Persuasion

Respect for human rights and humanitarian principles is a responsibillty for all members of the international community. Discuss in the context of roles and responsibilities of States for protection of refugees.

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Ethics in International RelationsEmpathy and Compassion

You are working as a District Magistrate in an aspirational district where women literacy and sex ratio is one of the lowest in the country. It is brought to your notice that a woman who has been elected as 'Sarpanch' on a seat reserved for women candidates in a panchayat in your district is head 'only on the paper'. All the work related to the panchayat is actually carried out by her husband. Even the flag hoisting ceremony on Independence Day is carried out by her husband. However, her husband happens to be a good administrator as indicated by that panchayat's performance on various developmental parameters as compared to other panchayats in the district. Also, her husband enjoys the support of the local people. Given the situation, answer the following: (a) Identify the stakeholders and issues involved in this case? (b) What options are available to you as the District Magistrate in such a scenario? Also, evaluate each option and indicate what option you choose.

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Ethical Dilemmas in GovernmentCivil Service Values

What do you understand by the term 'conflict of interest'? How can conflict of interest in public service be resolved?

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Conflict of InterestAccountability and Ethical Governance

Given below are quotations of moral thinkers/philosophers. Bring out what they mean to you in the present context: (a) To educate a person in the mind but not in morals is to educate a menace to society. - Theodore Roosevelt

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Human ValuesFamily, Society and Education

The nature of a business's operations has a major influence on the ethical issues with which it must contend. Giving examples, discuss how business ethics is crucial in today's world.

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Corporate GovernanceDimensions of Ethics

Public policy is being increasingly informed by insights from the behavioural sciences. One such behavioural approach is the Nudge theory. It is mainly concerned with the design of choices, which influences the decisions we make. Nudge theory proposes that the designing of choices should be based on how people actually think and decide, rather than how leaders and authorities traditionally believe people think and decide. In this context, answer the following questions: (a) Giving examples, illustrate the difference between enforced change and 'Nudge' techniques?

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Social Influence and PersuasionAttitude

The seeds of patriarchy and gender inequality are sown at home, which manifest as a weed at the societal level. Elucidate. Suggest an ethical framework to systematically address the issue of patriarchy in the Indian society. (b) What are the factors which drive people to take law in their own hands rather than following the due process of law? Discuss the ways to address the problem of mob justice.

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Family, Society and EducationHuman Values

Impartiality as a core value of civil services should not become a hurdle in showing compassion towards weaker sections of the society. Examine.

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Impartiality and ObjectivityEmpathy and Compassion

Role of Education in Human development (b) Measures to nudge people towards pro-envt. behaviour (c) How to change present education system?

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Family, Society and EducationHuman Values

Bihar is a state in the Northern part of the country. Prohibition laws in the state completely ban the storage, possession, sale, and consumption of liquor in any form. Despite the ban, the liquor mafia in the state has succeeded in supplying spurious liquor through various illegal dens. The activities of liquor mafia flourish under the nose of both the civil administration and the police department. Many Civil Society Organizations, women organizations etc., on numerous occasions complained to the authorities about the illegal production, sale, and consumption of liquor, but their complaints have fallen on deaf ears, and no substantial action was taken by the government to curb the menace. As fate would have it, one day there was an unfortunate incident when a large group of fifty construction labourers died after consuming spurious liquor from an illegal den being operated by the mafia. Many of the victims were sole bread winners of their families. While the state was clear on its position that consuming liquor in the state was an illegal activity that warrants no sympathy or compensation (for the next of kin) from the government, families of the victims and also many CSOs were demanding compensation for the families of the deceased construction labourers. The incident got both national and international coverage in print, electronic as well as the social media. The pressure on the state government was mounting to amicably resolve the issue. Anjali is posted as the Joint Secretary in the Secretariat. The CM has asked her to create a detailed report on how should the state government handle this crisis. a) Under the given circumstances, what measures should Anjali recommend to handle the above crisis. b) Critically evaluate the decision of state government to not compensate the victims of spurious liquor.

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Crisis Decision MakingRules versus Compassion

Tolerance is not enough, it is the idea of acceptance that accomodates diversities and make a society inclusive. Elaborate.

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Human ValuesFamily, Society and Education

Bring out meaning of below quotations:- (a) Courage is the most important of all virtues because without courage, you can't practice any other virtue consistently.

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Human ValuesDimensions of Ethics

Norms of social morality should not be applied to acts of civil servants while they are carrying out their professional roles and responsibilities to further the common Good. Critically Analyze.

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Ethics in Private and Public LifeLaw and Morality

Q-4(a) What do you understand by social intelligence ? Discuss its relation with Emotional Intelligence of an individual.

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Emotional Intelligence

Man is a product of his environment 1. (b) Explain the relationship between accountability and efficiency. Why is accountability essential for good governance?

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Accountability and Ethical GovernanceFamily, Society and Education

Tolerance is not enough, it is the idea of acceptance that accommodates diversities and makes a society inclusive. Elaborate.

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Human ValuesDimensions of Ethics

You are the head of a PSU, which has recently been entrusted with construction of a new airport in a metropolitan city. However, the area in the immediate neighbourhood of the proposed airport runways have large tracts of land occupied by dense slum settlements. If the airport is to be constructed, approximately 75,000 slum families will have to be humanly rehabilitated. The sheer scale of this rehabilitation, almost similar to an urban renewal, has thrown up many challenges. Foremost among these is identifying an appropriate location for rehabilitation of slum dwellers. You are faced with the following options in this regard, each of which have their own merits and demerits: (a) There is no reasonably priced land in close vicinity of the present slums. A vacant parcel of land that you have identified close-by will have to be developed afresh along with all civic amenities, and this will entail huge cost for the PSU. (b) There is another location, which is very far-off where a factory once stood. All the required civic amenities are in place here and the factory can be converted into appropriate houses at little cost to the PSU. However, there will be loss of livelihood on relocation to this area because of its distance from the current slum location. (c) There is yet another site, which can be used for rehabilitation at reasonable cost. Neither is it too far nor will it entail huge monetary cost, but exercising this option involves cutting a large number of trees, which may adversely affect the ecology of the area. This is likely to face resistance from environmental groups. Given the above options and the associated challenges, which of these sites will you choose for rehabilitation of slum dwellers? Provide adequate justification for your choice.

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

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Dimensions of EthicsHuman Values