MAINS 2015 · GS IV · ETHICS

(a) "A mere compliance with law is not enough, the public servant also have to have a wel…

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2015 GS Paper IV Ethics

GS Paper IV 10 marks 150 words Ethics

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(a) "A mere compliance with law is not enough, the public servant also have 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.

Syllabus link: GS IV – Ethics & Human Interface: Essence, determinants and consequences of Ethics in-human actions; dimensions of ethics; ethics - in private and public relationships. Human Values - lessons from the lives and teachings of great leaders, reformers and administrators; role of family society and educational institutions in inculcating values.

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