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Human Values
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"Service without humility is selfishness and egotism." Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
Human ValuesIndian Thinkers
"Governance must be built not only on institutions, but also on ideas." In this context, discuss the philosophical foundations that should underpin ethical governance. How do these ideas contribute to ensuring probity in public life?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
Probity in GovernanceCivil Service Values
"Whatever is begun in anger, ends in shame" - Benjamin Franklin.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2023–2024
Human ValuesEmotional Intelligence
'The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything.'
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2023
Human ValuesDimensions of Ethics
'Happiness is a mysterious thing, to be found somewhere between too little and too much.'
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2023
Dimensions of EthicsHuman Values
Explain the meaning of the following quotations and discuss their contemporary relevance.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2023–2024
Ethics in International RelationsHuman Values
What do you understand by dignity? Distinguish between human and social dignity? Identify the common dignity violations that one notices in government departments.
20 marks · 250 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
Human ValuesDimensions of Ethics
Educational institutions complement the role of the family and the society in shaping our values. Discuss. Can digital education perform this value inculcation function effectively?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2023
Family, Society and EducationHuman Values
What does each of the following quotation mean to you? a) "When I do good, I feel good; when I do bad, I feel bad, and that is my religion" - Abraham Lincoln.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2020–2024
Dimensions of EthicsHuman Values
Where the roots of private virtue are diseased, the fruit of public probity cannot but be corrupt. What do you understand by probity? Discuss ways of inculcating probity in public life.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2021–2024
Probity in GovernanceEthics in Private and Public Life
'Strength does not come from physical capacity but from an indomitable will.' - Gandhi. What does strength mean to you and how far do you agree with the given statement? Discuss with suitable example.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2023
Human ValuesIndian Thinkers
Which famous personality has influenced you and why? In what ways have you emulated their example in your own life?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2023–2024
Human ValuesIndian Thinkers
Successful people are not those who did not fail, but those who persisted in turbulent times and kept moving after a failure. In light of this statement, examine the importance of adversity quotient in life. How can adversity quotient be developed?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2023
Human ValuesAptitude for Civil Service
Ahimsa is not only the negative refusal to do harm, but also the positive doing of good. In this perspective, discuss the significance of ‘ahimsa’ in modern times.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2023–2024
Indian ThinkersHuman Values
Given below are three quotations of great thinkers. What do each of these quotations convey to you in the present context? “How selfish soever man may be supposed, there are evidently some principles in his nature, which interest him in the fortune of others.” Adam Smith
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
World ThinkersHuman Values
"Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one's own beliefs. Rather it condemns the oppression or persecution of others."- John F. Kennedy
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2023
Empathy and CompassionHuman Values
Examine each of the options and identify your chosen course of action (d) What do you understand by dignity? Distinguish between human and social dignity? Identify the common dignity violations that one notices in government departments.
20 marks · 250 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2023
Human ValuesCivil Service Values
Akhilesh is a young 22-year-old man living in Utsav Nagar, who is preparing for the prestigious Civil Service Examinations, conducted by UPSC. Akhilesh is the younger of the two siblings in the home. The elder sister of Akhilesh, Sarita, is an economic graduate and works as a teacher. Akhilesh and Sarita are from a family of modest means. Their father is a retired government employee and mother is a house wife. Sarita and Akhilesh contribute to the household income by giving tuitions to the children. Recently, Sarita's marriage has been finalized by her parents. Everyone in the family is happy about the prospects of Sarita's marriage. However, the groom's family has expressed their wish for a car and furniture as gifts for the groom. Sarita's father agreed to their demands happily as he did not want to break the prospective alliance. It was also the dream of Sarita's father to wed her daughter in a grand manner. During a dinner conversation at home, he tells his family members that he has decided to sell off their ancestral land in order to arrange for the wedding. Akhilesh and Sarita are well aware that the family has limited means, and a lavish wedding, in addition to the gifts, may further aggravate the already strained financial condition of the family. Akhilesh, in the course of his preparation, has studied about the menace of dowry in the society. He knows that making a demand for dowry, in any form, is illegal and a punishable offence. After consulting his sister, Akhilesh decides to talk to his father. However, when Akhilesh presents his concerns to his father, he gets surprised by his reply. Akhilesh's father tells him that dowry is a social norm and as a member of the society they are duty bound to accept the demands of the groom's family. He also tells Akhilesh that marriage ceremony is a matter of social prestige for the whole family. A lavish wedding will not only appease the groom's family but also increase the social status of their own family. Further, his father tells him that it is out of his own love and volition that he has agreed to the gifts. He also explained to Akhilesh that the car, furniture etc., will be used by Sarita at her in-law's place. Akhilesh could not argue with his father, even though he was not in agreement with his father's view. He and Sarita believe that giving/accepting dowry would lead to propagation of a social evil. They also are of the view that a profligate wedding, without due concern for family's finances, is illogical. a) What are the various ethical issues involved in the above case study? b) You are a close friend of Akhilesh. What advice will you give, in this situation, to Akhilesh in order to convince his father to abstain from giving dowry and organising a lavish wedding?
20 marks · 250 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2023
Ethical Dilemmas in GovernmentFamily, Society and Education
Given below are three quotations of great thinkers. What do each of these quotations convey to you in the present context? (a) "Good government...depends...(on) the qualities of the human beings composing the society over which the government is exercised." J S Mill
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
World ThinkersAccountability and Ethical Governance
What does the following quotation mean to you? "The greatest wealth is to live content with little." - Plato.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2023
World ThinkersHuman Values
What does each of the following quotation mean to you? a) "Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom"-Thomas Jefferson
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2023–2024
Human ValuesDimensions of Ethics
Pratap is a data engineer working in ABC Infocom. Pratap is a sincere employee who is liked equally by his superiors, colleagues, and subordinates. One day, during the lunch hour, a few colleagues were discussing a news item. There was a rally/parade in support of the LGBTQIA+ community which was to be held on the coming Sunday. While the news item was a matter of intrigue and fun for all, Pratap was sensitive about the issue. He explained to his colleagues the importance of understanding the demands of the LGBTQIA+ for equal civil rights as enjoyed by others. Kamal, a colleague of Pratap, believed such tendencies are not in the favour of the traditional values of the society. Another employee, Sushma, said that she has heard some experts on various news channel talking about how the demands being raised by the LGBTQIA+ community are against the laws of nature. Bhanu, the sales team manager, too agreed with the majority opinion. Bhanu said that his parents believe that the inclinations of LGBTQIA+ people are a manifestation of mental illness. Pratap's reasoning in favour of equal rights for all was of no consequence to his colleagues who seemed to have a rigid attitudinal build up against the community as a whole. On the designated day when the rally was to take place, Kamal was watching the coverage of the parade live from his home. To his astonishment, he saw Pratap in the LGBTQIA+ rally. Next day at the office, when Kamal told Pratap that he saw him participating in the parade. Pratap agreed, and told Kamal that he was gay. After this incident Pratap began to see visible changes in the behaviour of not only his colleagues and subordinates but also the management of the office. While earlier all pestered Pratap to be present for various official and personal occasions, now he increasingly felt unwanted. Even his colleagues started taking their lunch separately. Pratap was earlier respected and revered by all for his sincerity and dedication. But now his professional qualities were overlooked and he became an object of amusement for all. He noticed that people started calling him by different names which he realized were a slur on his personality. Matters came to head when Pratap was overlooked for promotion. Earlier, Pratap's superiors on various occasions had told him that his good work has benefitted the organization immensely and he was due for promotion after the next appraisal. Therefore, this supersession came as a rude and disappointing shock to Pratap, and he fell into a mire of self-doubt and loathing. The conditions came to such a pass that, Pratap, was earlier a happy go lucky, caring, and a self-aware person, started remaining depressed. a) What are the qualities lacked by the colleagues and superiors of Pratap? b) What could be the possible reasons behind the negative attitude of office employees towards LGBTQIA+ community? c) As a friend of Pratap, what advice will you give him?
20 marks · 250 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2023–2024
AttitudeEthics in Private and Public Life
"When I do good, I feel good; when I do bad, I feel bad, and that is my religion" - Abraham Lincoln.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2023–2024
Dimensions of EthicsHuman Values
Explain the meaning of the following quotations and discuss their contemporary relevance. The senses deceive from time to time, and it is prudent never to trust wholly those who have deceived us even once.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2023
Dimensions of EthicsWorld Thinkers