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- 2015 · GS4 · 10 marksDifferentiate between the following (i) Law and ethics (ii) Ethical management and management of ethics (iii) Discrimination and preferential treatment (iv) Personal Ethics and Professional Ethics
- 2015 · GS4 · 10 marksAt the international level, bilateral relations between most nations are governed by the policy of promoting one’s own national interest without any regard for the interest of other nations. This lead to conflicts and tension between the nations. How can ethical consideration help resolve such tensions? Discuss with specific examples.
- 2015 · GS4 · 10 marksWhat is meant by ‘environmental ethics’? Why is it important to study? Discuss any one environmental issue from the viewpoint of environmental ethics.
- 2015 · GS4 · 10 marks“A mere compliance with law is not enough, the public servant also has to have a well-developed sensibility to ethical issues for effective discharge of duties” Do you agree? Explain with the help of two examples where (i) an act is ethically right, but not legally and (ii) an act is legally right, but not ethically.
- 2015 · GS4 · 10 marksWhat does this quotation mean to you in the present context. “We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light”
- 2015 · GS4 · 10 marksWhat does this quotation mean to you in the present context. “The weak can never forgive; forgiveness is the attribute of strong.”
- 2015 · GS4 · 10 marksSocial values are more important than economic values. Discuss the above statement with examples in the context of the inclusive growth of a nation.
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