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Civil Services Ethics, Integrity, and Aptitude

Write short notes on:
(a) Positivity
(b) Moral Courage
What is the principal-agent challenge in representation, governance and public service? How can the interests of the two be aligned?
What is intergenerational ethics? Comment on its importance.
What is nepotism and what are the costs of nepotism to society?
Compare Marxian and Gandhian approach to ethics.
Elaborate on and evaluate egoism in the field of ethics.
Character Education is as important as law to establish a stable and progressive society and human happiness. Discuss
As a thought experiment, Veil of Ignorance is a convincing way of ensuring support for social justice. Comment
With the help of suitable examples, explain why moral courage is necessary for a citizen and civil servant alike.
Amplify on the following two concepts:
(a) Fairness
(b) Humility
How important is the social value of Propriety to the civil servant in his conduct?
Humanism should be the cornerstone of our endeavour to build a better society. Why?
Elaborate on the following
(a) Conformity Bias
(b) Informed Consent
Differentiate between Philanthropy and Charity. What is their importance in social progress?
What do you understandably the following human values?
(a) Resilience
(b) Temperance
Bring out the meaning and relation between compassion, empathy and sympathy.
What do you understand from the following sayings?
(a)"Never let your sense of morals get in the way of doing what's right."
(b)"Even the most rational approach to ethics is defenseless if there isn't the will to do what is right"
Elucidate the following quotations
(a) "Integrity has no need for rules."
(b) "I am persuaded there is among the mass of our people a fund of wisdom, integrity, and humanity which will preserve their happiness in a tolerable measure."
What are Attitude and Aptitude? Throw light on the differences between the two.
“Social vaccine” is a term in circulation for some time? What is it? How is it related to ethics?
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