Mains Practice Questions

Q. Should impartial and being non-partisan be considered as indispensable qualities to make a successful civil servant? Discuss with illustrations. (150 Words)

Q. An independent and empowered social audit mechanism is an absolute must in every sphere of public service, including judiciary, to ensure performance, accountability and ethical conduct. Elaborate. (150 Words)

Q. In the case of crisis of conscience, does emotional intelligence help to overcome the same without compromising the ethical or moral stand that you are likely to follow? Critically examine. (150 Words)

Q. “Refugees should not be turned back to the country where they would face persecution or human right violation”. Examine the statement with reference to the ethical dimension being violated by the nation claiming to be democratic with open society. (150 Words)

Q. What does the following quotation mean to you?

“Every work has got to pass through hundreds of difficulties before succeeding. Those that persevere will see the light, sooner or later.”- Swami Vivekanand (150 Words)

Q. Attitude is an important component that goes as input in the development of human being. How to build a suitable attitude needed for a public servant? (150 Words)

Q. Impact of digital technology as a reliable source of input for rational decision making is a debatable issue. Critically evaluate with suitable example. (150 Words)

Q. Besides domain knowledge, a public official needs innovativeness and creativity of a high order as well, while resolving ethical dilemmas. Discuss with suitable example. (150 Words)

Q. Identify five ethical traits on which one can plot the performance of a civil servant. Justify their inclusion in the matrix. (150 Words)

Q. Identify ten essential values that are needed to be an effective public servant. Describe the ways and means to prevent non-ethical behaviour in the public servants. (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. Explain the term moral intuition and differentiate between intuition and reasoning with suitable examples. (150 Words)

Q. Is conscience a more reliable guide to ethical decision making as compared to laws, rules, and regulations? Justify your arguments with suitable examples. (150 Words)

Q. Family is not just a social institution for serving our daily wants but it is also the first school of citizenship. Explain. (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. What does the following quotation mean to you in the present context?

“Nearly all men can withstand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.” - Abraham Lincoln

Q. What does the following quotation mean to you?
“Genius is nothing but a greater aptitude for patience.” – Benjamin Franklin. (150 Words)

Q. What are values? Highlight the importance of values in governance. (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. What does the following quotation mean to you?
“Never let your sense of morals get in the way of doing what's right.” –Isaac Asimov (150 Words)

Q. Family is not just a social institution for serving our daily wants but it is also the first school of citizenship. Explain. (150 Words)

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

Q. How is the capability approach different from utilitarianism? Discuss. (150 Words)

Q. Examine the types of value conflicts that may be present in public service. (150 words)

Q. What is Corporate Governance? What are the ethical issues with Corporate Governance in India? Suggest measures to improve Corporate Governance in India. (250 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. As an international organisation committed to global peace, has the UN been able to ensure international ethics? Illustrate. (250 words)

Q. Differentiate between Personal ethics and Professional ethics. Give examples.

Q. International laws and treaties act as the sources of ethical guidance in contemporary international relations. Critically examine. (250 words)

Q. Examine the following, along with relevant examples:
(A) An action can be legally wrong but ethically correct and vice versa.
(B) Under what situations, a person cannot be held as unethical despite his actions looking seemingly unethical or illegal. (250 words)