Read Think and Write Day-49 Ethics Test-2

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Ethics Test-2 for Ethics preparation made easy through answer writing and RTW strategy. The objective of this program is to enable aspirants to score 130 plus in Ethics paper in CSE Mains. Ethics is one of easily scoring subject with minimal effort compared to all other GS papers. Most of the syllabus overlap with GS-2.


Ethics Test – 02

Instructions

  • All the questions are compulsory
  • Duration is 1 hour 30 minutes
  • Each question carries 10 marks and word limit is 150 words.

  1. The crisis of ethical values in modern times is traced to a narrow perception of the good life. Discuss.           
  2. Without commonly shared and widely entrenched moral values and obligations, neither the law, nor democratic government, nor even the market economy will function properly. What do you understand by this statement? Explain with illustration in the contemporary times.
  3. How will you apply emotional intelligence in administrative practices?
  4. In the context of defence services, ‘patriotism’ demands readiness to even lay down one’s life in protecting the nation. According to you, what does patriotism imply in everyday civil life? Explain with illustrations and justify your answer.
  5. It is often said that ‘politics’ and ‘ethics’ do not go together. What is your opinion in this regard? Justify your answer with illustrations.
  6. Discuss Mahatma Gandhi’s concept of seven sins.   
  7. Analyse John Rawls’s concept of social justice in the Indian context.          
  8. Corruption causes misuse of government treasury, Administrative inefficiency and obstruction in the path of national Development. Discuss Kautilya’s views.     
  9. Max Weber said that it is not wise to apply to public administration the sort of moral and ethical norms we apply to matters of personal conscience. It is important to realise that the State bureaucracy might possess its own independent bureaucratic morality. Critically analyse this statement.
  10. “The weak can never forgive; forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.”