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Public Civil Service Values
Asked 5 times in UPSC Mains · first asked 2016 · last asked 2025 · 50 total marks
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"One who is devoted to one's duty attains highest perfection in life." Analyse this statement with reference to sense of responsibility and personal fulfilment as a civil servant.
2025GS-410 marks
"One who is devoted to one's duty attains highest perfection in life." Analyse this statement with reference to sense of responsibility and personal fulfilment as a civil servant.
"Non-performance of duty by a public servant is a form of corruption" Do you agree with this view? Justify your answer
2019GS-410 marks
"Non-performance of duty by a public servant is a form of corruption" Do you agree with this view? Justify your answer
In doing a good thing, everything is permitted which is not prohibited expressly or by clear implication. Examine the statement with suitable examples in the context of a public servant discharging his/her duties.
2018GS-410 marks
In doing a good thing, everything is permitted which is not prohibited expressly or by clear implication. Examine the statement with suitable examples in the context of a public servant discharging his/her duties.
What is meant by public interest? What are the principles and procedures to be followed by the civil servants in public interest?
2018GS-410 marks
What is meant by public interest? What are the principles and procedures to be followed by the civil servants in public interest?
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.
2016GS-410 marks
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.