AIR 446 · CSE 2024 · GS4 · 56 pages

Madhavi R: GS4 answer copy

19 answers by Madhavi R, as written in the test. Each question opens a page with how other toppers answered it.

The questions

  1. Q1(a)Organ donation by living donors clearly saves lives but one person becomes a patient to benefit another person who is already a patient. Discuss the ethical questions involved in organ donation and transplantation.10 marks
  2. Q1(b)Every culture passes certain values such as empathy, compassion from generation to generation. Discuss some of the values of Indian culture which helps us to develop an ideal personality10 marks
  3. Q2(a)How does an ethical vision and an ethical quotient help in combating corruption in public services?10 marks
  4. Q2(b)Examine the relevance of the following in the context of civil service:10 marks
  5. Q3(a)"One of the important functions of the civil services is to speak truth to power". Justify with a suitable illustration.10 marks
  6. Q3(b)Outline the core values of civil services and the standards of behaviour expected of all civil servants in upholding these values.10 marks
  7. Q4(a)What do you understand by nationalism? What significance does it hold in your life?10 marks
  8. Q4(b)What are the major emotional intelligence competencies that help an individual to navigate and manage a crisis?10 marks
  9. Q5(a)Ethical businesses have an upper hand in terms of customer retention and brand image. Thus, in the coming years, the importance of corporate ethics is only going to increase. Do you agree with this view? Discuss.10 marks
  10. Q5(b)Modern diplomacy is currently experiencing fundamental changes at an unprecedented rate that has brought new challenges to diplomats. What are these changes and what are the areas in which diplomats and governments need to be proactive today.10 marks
  11. Q6(a)What do the following quotes mean to you? a) "Reason has always existed but not always in a reasonable form." - Karl Marx10 marks
  12. Q6(b)"Capabilities are clearly manifested only when they have been realised." – Simone de Beauvoir.10 marks
  13. Q6(c)"A man is but a product of his thoughts. What he thinks, he becomes." - M.K. Gandhi10 marks
  14. Q7You are posted as SP of a district. In one of the police stations in your jurisdiction, there has been an incident in which police had brought a person belonging to a minority community for enquiry and had kept him in the station for the whole night. The person was admitted to the hospital in the morning as his health deteriorated and he died during the treatment. But the family of the dead person is now accusing the police of summoning him on false pretenses and when his wife and daughter went to meet him police demanded two ducks as bribery to let him go. Didn't have any health complications and his death was due to police atrocities. This has sparked a violent protest by his family, relatives and other villagers. The protesters have set ablaze the police station and the vehicles. It is found in the CCTV camera that it was the dead person's wife and daughter who poured the petrol and set the fire. There is also a possibility of this incident sparking communal riots in the state as the police are from different communities than that of the dead person. In this case consider the following questions. a. As SP of the district, what measures will you take to ensure peace in the district? b. Is the act of setting ablaze police stations and vehicles by the dead person's wife and daughter justifiable?20 marks
  15. Q8You have recently been appointed as the District magistrate of a district, which has been witnessing floods for the last couple of years. This year is no exception. It has been raining continuously and has brought in unprecedented challenges. Thousands of people are trapped in flood waters. Boats needed for evacuation remained in lorries as the roads were damaged because of rain and were flooded. The boats reached the river, they could not enter the water because of the cross currents. Helicopters could not pick up people as desired for many reasons like there were trees near houses, old people could not climb up, and the houses did not have a rooftop. Communication lines are cut off. The batteries of mobiles of all your team members out in the field had drained after 3 days of rain, no power supply and damaged mobile towers. Corruption at lower levels of bureaucracy has further aggravated the situation. In the present situation a. As the District Collector, what are your priorities for solving the immediate problem? b. What long term measures would you take to prevent the future recurrence of the problem?20 marks
  16. Q9You are a project manager in a private company. Akash and Ajay are two of your team members but with opposite personality traits. Akash is a hardworking person who completes assigned work before time with the best quality. He is very sincere and punctual and hardly ever takes a leave. His work is commendable and you have never received any complaint about his work. In your personal interaction with Akash you found him to be an introvert who keeps to himself and spoke only when required. You received similar feedback from his colleagues as well. Whereas Ajay is not as hard working and completes his work at the very last moment of the deadline. He has good rapport with the team which he uses to get his work done by the other team members. But he is very confident and keeps the environment at work very cool. His friendly nature has been liked by other members of the team as well. Your senior executive has asked you to choose one among Akash and Ajay for the promotion and salary hike. In this context, answer the following questions: a. Discuss the merits and demerits of choosing one amongst the two for promotion. b. Based on your evaluation, whom will you choose for the job? c. What steps will you take to keep all the employees motivated who did not get a promotion?20 marks
  17. Q10You are posted as Block Development officer in a backward block. Your primary responsibility is to ensure disbursement of social security benefits like pensions, scholarships etc. to all eligible beneficiaries. In order to bring transparency and accountability, the government has released a new app where biometrics of beneficiaries are captured while disbursing the benefits. One day a widowed tribal woman affected by leprosy approaches you and pleads for justice. Since she is affected by leprosy her skin has been damaged physiologically and fingerprints have become dysfunctional. Consequently, she is unable to prove her biometric identity to avail pension. Since proving the biometric identity is mandatory as per the existing rules, local authorities have denied her the benefits. a. What are the options available to you? b. Evaluate their merits and demerits. c. Which option do you choose and why?20 marks
  18. Q11Karthik has been posted as a SDM in a part of the district that is backward and is facing the problem of high malnourishment among children. As soon as he assumed charge, he was mandated by the DM to take immediate action against the issue and show progress. He collects the basic information and facts about the issue and learns that the major reason for malnourishment among children is women of the district being anaemic. The patriarchal setup prevailing in the area has allowed least opportunities for the women to grow. Most of the girls are married off once they attain puberty. The administrative set up has turned blind eye to the situation, not wanting the wrath of communities. Mostly confined to home and engaged in the household work, women haven't been able to access the public healthcare facilities. In addition to this, there is rampant corruption in the ground among law enforcement agencies as well as the healthcare workers who are diverting the benefits given for pregnant women. a. What are the ethical issues involved in the present case? b. What measures would you adopt to improve the nutritional status of children of the district?20 marks
  19. Q12Effective utilisation of funds is the inevitable requirement for success in the governance process. Utilisation of funds is linked to different stages like sanctioning a specific amount, procurement and implementation. A weak and inefficient procurement process leads to poor utilisation of funds. In India, the procurement practices often differ from what is prescribed because of the hurdles such as inefficient monitoring process, limited accountability and governance, limited awareness and organisational culture. a. What are the challenges that are associated with public procurement policy? b. If you are posted as secretary in the finance department, what measures would you take to reform the public procurement system?20 marks

The answers

Question 1(a) · 10 marks · 179 words written

Organ donation by living donors clearly saves lives but one person becomes a patient to benefit another person who is already a patient. Discuss the ethical questions involved in organ donation and transplantation.

Opening

It is said that organs donation by a braindead person can save lives of more than eight people which is an altruistic act even after the death of a person.

Body · continuous prose

Organ and transplantation act allows person to donate both when one is alive and dead. It raises the ethical questions of compromising one's health to help another.

A person by donating his/her kidney or liver compromises their health by taking lifelong medication or under checkup. But one act of this saves life of another which is an 'altruistic' and 'compassionate' act any one can take.

This generous act of donating / transplantation gives hope, life and light for not only the patient but to entire family of theirs.

All donations need not make oneself patient like hair donation (for cancer patients) and bonemarrow donation (for blood cancer) does not affect the lifestyle and health of donor, which encourages them to take the act of generosity.

Close

When one's life become meaningful even after death, it is noble act to donate the organs instead of decomposing the valuable organs in soil.