CSE 2024
Surbhi Pathak: answer copies
9 answer copies (GS1, GS2 and GS4), 182 answers in all, as written in the test. Each copy shows its first answer in full; every question opens a page with how other toppers answered it.
The copies
- GS1 answer copy20 answers56 handwritten pagesHow does tribal art provide valuable insights into the cultural perspectives and values of Indian tribal communities?
- GS1 answer copy1 answer27 handwritten pagesThere never was a good war or a bad peace
- GS2 answer copy20 answers56 handwritten pagesExpression of dissent is central to the functioning of the Parliament. In light of this, discuss the role of the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in India's parliamentary system.
- GS4 answer copy26 answers64 handwritten pagesThe end cannot justify the means, for the simple and obvious reason that the means employed determine the nature of the ends produced. Discuss with suitable examples.
- GS4 answer copy28 answers64 handwritten pagesFor effective corporate governance to take place in the coming years, why is it important to integrate the ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) metrics with the multi-stakeholder approach? What benefits can be accrued by such integration?
- GS4 answer copy19 answers58 handwritten pagesExplain the meaning of self-efficacy, along with its key determinants. Also, discuss the significance of high self-efficacy for a civil servant.
- GS4 answer copy25 answers62 handwritten pagesWhere 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.
- GS4 answer copy24 answers64 handwritten pagesAhimsa 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.
- GS4 answer copy19 answers64 handwritten pagesThe 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?