UPSC_CS MAINS 2015 Paper IV – Page 3

(b) Is it possible to balance the two too create a better administration for the faster development of our country?

Points to Remember: Balancing competing administrative priorities for faster national development. Identifying potential conflicts between different administrative goals. Exploring strategies for achieving synergy between competing priorities. Proposing policy recommendations for improved administration. Introduction: The question of balancing competing administrative priorities for faster national development is a crucial one for any nation. Effective governance requires a … Read more

(a) Distinguish between these two terms and write their merits and demerits.

This question requires a factual and analytical approach. The keywords are “distinguish,” “merits,” and “demerits,” indicating a need for a comparative analysis of two unspecified terms. To fully answer, the question needs to specify the two terms to be compared. However, I will provide a template answer that can be adapted once the terms are … Read more

Two different kinds of attitudes exhibited by public servants towards their work have been identified as bureaucratic attitude and the democratic attitude.

Points to Remember: Bureaucratic attitude: Emphasis on rules, procedures, hierarchy, and impersonal service delivery. Democratic attitude: Focus on citizen needs, responsiveness, accountability, and participatory governance. Consequences of each attitude on public service delivery and citizen satisfaction. Strategies to promote a democratic attitude among public servants. Introduction: The effectiveness of public administration hinges significantly on the … Read more

Social values are more important than economic values.Discuss the above statement with examples in the context of inclusive growth of a nation.

Points to Remember: The relative importance of social and economic values in achieving inclusive growth. The interconnectedness of social and economic values. Examples illustrating the trade-offs and synergies between social and economic values. The role of government policies in balancing social and economic goals. The concept of inclusive growth and its multifaceted nature. Introduction: The … Read more

What is meant by âenvironmental ethicsâ? Why is it important to study? Discuss any one environmental issue from the viewpoint of environmental ethics.

Points to Remember: Definition of environmental ethics. Importance of studying environmental ethics. Application of environmental ethics to a specific environmental issue (e.g., climate change, deforestation, pollution). Ethical considerations and perspectives. Potential solutions and policy recommendations. Introduction: Environmental ethics is a branch of applied ethics that examines the moral relationship between humans and the natural environment. … Read more

Differentiate 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

Points to Remember: The core differences between law and ethics lie in their source, enforcement, and scope. Ethical management proactively integrates ethics into decision-making, while management of ethics focuses on reacting to ethical breaches. Discrimination involves unfair treatment based on prejudice, while preferential treatment aims to address historical imbalances. Personal ethics guide individual behavior, while … Read more