General Study -IV Ethics preparation for IAS Mains through RTW program. This is the Day-26 questions on the topic Public Service values. Ethics is the one of the scoring subject where aspirants can perform well and be in the top list. The objective of this program is to enable aspirants to score 130 plus in General Study IV in CSE Mains.
Q.1) Define the following terminologies/concepts/ethical words/principles in your own words. And write an example picking a story from your life or from the life of great leaders/thinkers or a hypothetical story in about 50-70 words for each of the concepts.
- Secrecy vs Transparency
- Honesty vs efficiency
- Rule vs flexibility
- Red-tapism
- Equity vs merit
Q.2) Suppose the Government of India is thinking of constructing a dam in a mountain valley bond by forests and inhabited by ethnic communities. What rational policy should it resort to in dealing with unforeseen contingencies. (150 words) (2018)