General Studies 4
What does this quotation mean to you? “Life doesn’t make any sense without interdependence. We need each other, and the sooner we learn that it is better for us all” – Erik Erikson (150 words) [2021]
“Life doesn’t make any sense without interdependence. We need each other, and the sooner we learn that it is better for us all” – This…
What does this quotation mean to you? “We can never obtain peace in the outer world until and unless we obtain peace within ourselves” – Dalai Lama (150 words) [2021]
“We can never obtain peace in the outer world until and unless we obtain peace within ourselves” – This quotation suggests that achieving peace in…
What does this quotation mean to you? “Every work has got to pass through hundreds of difficulties before succeeding. Those that persevere will see the light, sooner or later” – Swami Vivekananda (150 words) [2021]
“Every work has got to pass through hundreds of difficulties before succeeding. Those that persevere will see the light, sooner or later” – This quotation…
Besides domain knowledge, a public official needs innovativeness and creativity of a high order as well, while resolving ethical dilemmas. Discuss with a suitable example. (150 words)
Besides domain knowledge, public officials also need innovativeness and creativity in order to effectively resolve ethical dilemmas. These qualities allow them to think outside the…
Impact of digital technology as a reliable source of input for rational decision making is a debatable issue. Critically evaluate with a suitable example. (150 words) [2021]
Digital technology has significantly impacted decision making. Advantages of using digital technology as a source of input for decision making: Limitations of using digital technology…
Identify ten essential values that are needed to be an effective public servant. Describe the ways and means to prevent non-ethical behaviour in public servants. (150 words) [2021]
Ten essential values for effective public service include: To ensure that public servants uphold these values, there are several strategies that can be employed. These…
Identify five ethical traits on which one can plot the performance of a civil servant. Justify their inclusion in the matrix. (150 words) [2021]
Overall, these ethical traits are important for the performance of a civil servant because they help to ensure that the government is functioning in an…
Migrant workers have always remained at the socio-economic margins of our society, silently serving as the instrumental labour force of urban economics. The pandemic has brought them into national focus. On the announcement of a countrywide lockdown, a very large number of migrant workers decided to move back from their places of employment to their native villages. The non-availability of transport created its own problems. Added to this was the fear of starvation and inconvenience to their families. This caused, the migrant workers to demand wages and transport facilities for returning to their villages. Their mental agony was accentuated by multiple factors such as a sudden loss of livelihood, possibility of lack of food and inability to assist in harvesting their rabi crop due to not being able to reach home in time. Reports of inadequate response of some districts in providing the essential boarding and lodging arrangements along the way multiplied their fears. You have leant many lessons from this situation when you were tasked to oversee the functioning of the District Disaster Relief Force in your district. In your opinion what ethical issues arose in the current migrant crisis? What do you understand by an ethical care giving state? What assistance can the civil society render to mitigate 2 the sufferings of migrants in similar situations? (250 words)
Ethical Issues Arised: Understanding of an Ethical Care Giving State: Assistance by Civil Society: In conclusion, It is important that government and civil society work…
