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Indian Thinkers
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"Man cannot do right in one department of life whilst he is occupied in doing wrong in any other department." Gandhi. Do you think an individual's personal ethics impacts professional life or they both can be compartmentalized? Explain your position with relevant examples.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 11 toppers · CSE 2021–2025
Ethics in Private and Public LifeIndian Thinkers
Technical efficiency ensures resource utilization and social efficiency ensures fulfillment of social needs, what does ethical efficiency ensure? Do you think ethical efficiency is more important than technical and social efficiency? Why/Why not?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 10 toppers · CSE 2022–2025
Dimensions of EthicsCivil Service Values
"It is our first duty to serve society, and after we have done that, we may attend wholly to the salvation of our souls."
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 9 toppers · CSE 2022–2025
Human ValuesIndian Thinkers
Goodness is the result of internal imperatives to do what is right, not sanctions from moral rules or rewards from expected consequences. Do you agree? Discuss.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 9 toppers · CSE 2022–2025
Dimensions of EthicsEthical Theories
What do each of the following quotations mean to you? "Overcoming poverty is not a task of charity; it is an act of justice." Nelson Mandela
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 8 toppers · CSE 2022–2025
Human ValuesDimensions of Ethics
"I do believe that, where there is only a choice between cowardice and violence, I would advise violence."- Mahatma Gandhi
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 8 toppers · CSE 2022–2025
Indian ThinkersDimensions of Ethics
Throwing light on the idea of Universal Humanism propounded by Rabindranath Tagore, discuss its contemporary relevance.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 8 toppers · CSE 2022–2025
Indian ThinkersHuman Values
The teachings of the Bhagavad Gita offer valuable lessons for ethical conduct in public service. Discuss the relevance of these teachings in navigating the ethical issues of administration in contemporary India.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 8 toppers · CSE 2024–2025
Indian ThinkersCivil Service Values
If a law is unjust, a man is not only right to disobey it, he is obligated to do so. Discuss.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 8 toppers · CSE 2022–2025
Law and MoralitySources of Ethical Guidance
The logic of limitless wealth lies in the basic human instinct for furthering self-interest in the form of profit. In this context, do you think there is a possibility of pursuing ethical capitalism?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 8 toppers · CSE 2022–2025
Corporate GovernanceDimensions of Ethics
A. In the context of public service, what does public service attitude mean? Discuss the attitude biases that affects a public servants on field decision making? Explain how a public servant can overcome such attitude biases?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 7 toppers · CSE 2024–2025
AttitudeAptitude for Civil Service
"Two ways of building character - cultivating strength to challenge oppression, and tolerate the resultant hardships that give rise to courage and awareness." -Sardar Patel
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 6 toppers · CSE 2025
Human ValuesIndian Thinkers
Given below are the three quotations of great thinkers. What do each of these quotations convey to you in the present context? a) "This life is short, the vanities of the world are transient, but they alone live who live for others, the rest are more dead than alive."-Swami Vivekanand
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 6 toppers · CSE 2025
Human ValuesIndian Thinkers
"The State took taxes from the people only to ensure their prosperity in return like the sun takes moisture from the earth only to give it back in thousandfold measure." Kalidasa. Explain the Indian concept of "giving it back" and its relevance as a guiding value for civil servants.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 6 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
Dedication to Public ServiceProbity in Governance
"Gandhian ethics emphasize purity of means, truth, and moral courage even when outcomes are uncertain." Critically evaluate whether such absolutist ethics are compatible with the demands of modern public administration, where administrative realism and pragmatism are often necessary.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 6 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
Indian ThinkersEthical Theories
"If you cry because the sun has gone out of your life, your tears will prevent you from seeing the stars."-Rabindranath Tagore
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 6 toppers · CSE 2024–2025
Human ValuesIndian Thinkers
"Ideas are the cornerstone of a strong public service framework globally." In the context of this statement, discuss the ideas of a philosopher whose ideas you believe are most pertinent to the civil services in India.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2024–2025
Indian ThinkersCivil Service Values
Patriotism encourages ethical questioning, while nationalism often suppresses it. Discuss this statement in light of the formation of political attitudes during high-pressure national events. How can individuals develop moral attitudes that balance national interest with ethical reasoning?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2025
AttitudeSocial Influence and Persuasion
"Your goodness is an impediment in your way, so let your eyes be red with anger, and try to fight the injustice with a firm hand."- Sardar Patel
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2025
Indian ThinkersHuman Values
"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
Given below are three quotations of great thinkers. What do each of these quotations convey to you in the present context? a) “Where do the evils like corruption arise from? It comes from the never-ending greed. The fight for corruption-free ethical society will have to be fought against this greed and replace it with ‘what can I give’ spirit.” - A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2025
Human ValuesIndian Thinkers
“A just society is that society in which an ascending sense of reverence and descending sense of contempt is dissolved into the creation of a compassionate society.” B R Ambedkar
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2024–2025
Human ValuesIndian Thinkers
"It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err." Mahatma Gandhi.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2024–2025
Indian ThinkersDimensions of Ethics