CSE · GS-4Official PYQ · CSE 2015 · Q3(a)Ethics · Civil Service Aptitude · 10 marks · 150 words
English
“A mere compliance with law is not enough, the public servant also has to have a well-developed sensibility to ethical issues for effective discharge of duties.” Do you agree? Explain with the help of two examples, where (i) an act is ethically right, but not legally and (ii) an act is legally right, but not ethically.
हिन्दी
“केवल कानून का अनुपालन ही काफ़ी नहीं है, लोक सेवक में, अपने कर्तव्यों के प्रभावी पालन करने के लिए, नैतिक मुद्दों पर एक सुविकसित संवेदन-शक्ति का होना भी आवश्यक है।” क्या आप सहमत हैं? दो उदाहरणों की सहायता से स्पष्ट कीजिए, जहाँ (i) कृत्य नैतिकतः सही है, परंतु वैध रूप से सही नहीं है तथा (ii) कृत्य वैध रूप से सही है, परंतु नैतिकतः सही नहीं है।
Text taken verbatim from the commission's published question paper. Transcribed from UPSC’s question paper, CS(M) 2015 (English and Hindi). Source
Syllabus
Ethics · Civil Service Aptitude
Aptitude and foundational values for Civil Service: integrity, impartiality and non-partisanship, objectivity, dedication to public service, empathy, tolerance and compassion towards the weaker sections.
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