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Q. You are a partner in a law firm. One of the clients of your firm is a man of high social repute and has a flourishing business. This client has empanelled the firm for the last five years. However, this client has been involved in now what is being dubbed as India’s biggest bank fraud. The client is on the run and it is believed that he has escaped to a country which can extradite him only if provided with substantial proof. In connection with this case, investigating agencies raid your firm and find incriminating evidence against the client. But you know that, there is still a lot of information available with the firm, which is vital for ascertaining guilt of the client. You realize that it is very important for the country to get hold of the client and bring him to justice.
Faced with this situation, what will you do? Critically examine various conflicts of interest and explain what are your responsibilities as a responsible citizen of the country. (250 Words)

Q. What do you understand by Probity? Explain its importance in governance with relevant examples. (150 Words)

Q. What do each one of the following quotations mean to you?
“It is compassion, the most gracious of virtues which moves the world.” – Thiruvalluvar (150 Words)

Q. Emotions give meaning to situations. Without emotions, one would react spontaneously and robotically to events, with no control over the response. In light of this statement, discuss the various aspects of Emotional Intelligence and highlight its importance for civil servants. (150 Words)

Q. What are the causes behind the decline of integrity in civil services in India? Also, suggest measures for improvement of integrity in civil services. (150 Words)

Q. Organisational values always derive from individual values. Elucidate. (150 Words)

Q. Months ago the parliament passed a bill aimed at revolutionizing the Indian economy. This piece of legislation is hailed by many eminent economists as progressive and as one which will lead to higher economic growth in the coming years. Unfortunately, due to the political executive’s failure in communicating the prospects of reforms to the would-be affected people and sidestepping a few parliamentary procedures, alarmed citizens started peaceful protests demanding rollback of the reforms. The scale of participation and commitment of protestors have garnered international attention. Recently, many celebrities and activists from western countries took to social media platforms to flag the issue. The coordinated manner in which social media posts emerged has led the government to suspect the involvement of inimical elements who are trying to spread misinformation and propaganda. In a combative move, the government officially denounced the posts, calling them ‘motivated’ and ‘misinformed’. Interestingly, Social media posts also surfaced from the accounts of Indian celebrities, who affirmed that these protests are domestic issues and should be free from propaganda. Many have also pointed to the possibility that these posts were written at the behest of the government.

(a) Identify and discuss the ethical issues involved in the above case.
(b) Suggest alternative measures that could have been employed by the government to deal with the situation. (250 Words)

Q.You are a sincere police officer who has expertise in cyber intelligence. In your outstanding career, you have busted many criminal networks, tracked online activities of terrorists and exposed illegal financial networks. You employed snooping, espionage, hacking and attacking targeted person’s systems with malware, as a cyber expert. With a series of successes in this field, you have become famous within the government circles. At the retirement party of the head of your department, a minister’s personal assistant approaches and invites you for a private meeting with the minister. In the meeting with the minister, he informs you about the recent defence deal for buying advanced aircraft which is being challenged by the opposition because of a lack of transparency. The minister asks you to access the personal chats and emails of a few leading opposition leaders to unravel their past corrupt acts. This will push them in defensive mode and the aircraft deal will not be hindered. You personally feel that this deal is very important for securing India’s airspace.

(a) In such circumstances, will you agree to the minister’s proposal?

(b) Do you think that spying on citizens in the name of national security is justified in a democratic system?  (250 Words)

Q. Public service is the basic objective of the welfare state”. In the context of this statement, enumerate ‘Public Service Values’ towards which all public servants should aspire. (150 words)

Q. Aptitude and attitude complement each other in developing public service values amongst civil servants. Comment. (150 Words)

Q. What lessons from the life of DR. B.R. Ambedkar is most relevant for you and why? (150 Words)

Q. Mahatma Gandhi created a moral system which also served as the framework for his political practice. Elucidate. (150 Words)

Q. Examine the role of emotional intelligence for an administrator in today’s complex world. Also enumerate, with examples, the key attributes that an emotionally intelligent administrator should imbibe. (250 words)

Q. Examine the utility of emotional intelligence: (150 Words)
(i) At individual level (ii) At work team level (iii) At organizational level

Q. Examine the role of social influence and persuasion in the successful management of any pandemic. (150 Words)

Q. Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.” Discuss the factors which contribute to the formation of Attitude in an individual’s life. (150 Words)

Q. Differentiate between Personal ethics and Professional ethics. Give examples. (150 Words)

Q. What are values? Highlight the importance of values in governance. (150 Words)