UPSC Mains 2016
Model answers for all UPSC Mains 2016 previous year questions — detailed answers, diagrams, flowcharts and structured answer writing for GS 1, 2, 3 and Ethics.
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.
Corruption causes misuse of government treasury, Administrative inefficiency and obstruction in the path of national Development. Discuss Kautilya's views.
Our attitudes towards life, work, other people and society are generally shaped unconsciously by the family and social surroundings in which we grow up. Some of these unconsciously acquired attitudes and values are often undesirable in the context of a modern democratic and egalitarian society. (a) Discuss such undesirable attitudes and values prevalent in today's educated Indians. (b) How can such undesirable attitudes and socio-ethical values be cultivated in the aspiring and serving civil servants?
What do you understand by the terms ‘governance’, ‘good governance’ and ‘ethical governance’?
Why should impartiality and non-partisanship be considered as foundational values in public services, especially in the present day socio-political context ? Illustrate your answer with examples.
Explain how ethics contributes to social and human well-being.
How could social influence and persuasion contribute to the success of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan?
Discuss the Public Services Code as recommended by the 2nd Administrative Reforms Commission.
Anger is a harmful negative emotion. It is injurious to both personal life and work life. (a) Discuss how it leads to negative emotions and undesirable behaviours. (b) How can it be managed and controlled?
Analyse John Rawls's concept of social justice in the Indian context.
Discuss Mahatma Gandhi's concept of seven sins.
Law and ethics are considered to be the two tools for controlling human conduct so as to make it conducive to civilized social existence. (a) Discuss how they achieve this objective. (b) Giving examples, show how the two differ in their approaches.