A building permitted for three floors, while being extended illegally to 6 floors by a builder, collapses. As a consequence, a number of innocent labourers including women and children died. These labourers are migrants of different places. The government immediately announced cash relief to the aggrieved families and arrested the builder. Give reasons for such […]
Q.1) What is the Citizen Charter? Explain its importance in Public administration. (150 words) Q.2) State the concept of ‘work culture’. Explain its importance in administration. (150 words)
Q.1) Today we find that in spite of various measures like prescribing codes of conduct, setting up vigilance cells/commissions, RTI, active media and strengthening of legal mechanisms, corrupt practices are not coming under control. A) Evaluate the effectiveness of these measures with justifications. B) Suggest more effective strategies to tackle this menace. Q.2) Some recent
Q.1) What do you understand by the terms ‘governance’, ‘good governance’ and ‘ethical governance’? Q.2) What is social contract? How governance is based on this?
A big corporate house is engaged in manufacturing industrial chemicals on a large scale. It proposes to set upon the additional unit. Many states rejected its proposal due to the detrimental effect on the environment. But one state government acceded to the request and permitted the unit close to a city, brushing aside all opposition.
Q.1) What do you understand by ‘probity’ in public life? What are the difficulties in practicing it in the present times? How can these difficulties be overcome? Q.2) The good of an individual is contained in the good of all. What do you understand by this statement? How can this principle be implemented in public
One of the scientists working in the R & D laboratory of a major pharmaceutical company discovers that one of the company’s best-selling veterinary drugs, B has the potential to cure a currently incurable liver disease that is prevalent in tribal areas. However, developing a variant of the drug suitable for human beings entailed a
Q.1) At the international level, the bilateral relations between most nations are governed on the policy of promoting one’s own national interest without any regard for the interest of other nations. This leads to conflicts and tensions between the nations. How can ethical consideration help resolve such tensions? Discuss with specific examples. Q.2) Increased national
Land needed for mining, dams and other large-scale projects is acquired mostly from Adivasis, hill dwellers and rural communities. The displaced persons are paid monetary compensation as per the legal provisions. However, the payment is often tardy. In any case, it cannot sustain the displaced families for long. These people do not possess marketable skills
Syllabus – Dedication to public service, empathy, tolerance and compassion towards the weaker-sections. Q.1) What is dedication to public service means? How a civil servant can be dedicated to public service? (15 words) Q.2) Cultural relativism and tolerance. (150 words)