GS4 · UPSC Mains

In the realm of professional conduct, ethics plays a role that tends to go far beyond fulfilling the roles and responsibilities of the job with diligence and honesty. But some people consider professional competence as the only critical requirement for a job. If faced with a choice, who would you prefer to hire - someone with professional competence or one with strong moral values? (10 marks, 150 words)

10 marks · 150 words · 31 toppers answered this · seen 2023, 2025

GS4 · Case studies on the above issues

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Shubham BehereAIR 226 · 2025Forumiasp.7
Aditi— · 2023ForumIASp.7
Aniket Kumar Dwivedi— · 2023ForumIASp.7
Anshul Hindal— · 2023ForumIASp.7
Atul Tyagi— · 2023ForumIASp.7
Ayush Shrotriya— · 2023ForumIASp.7
Deepanshu— · 2023ForumIASp.7
Dipti Monali— · 2023ForumIASp.7
Diya Dasgupta— · 2023ForumIASp.7
Harnit Singh Sudan— · 2023ForumIASp.7
Harsh Choudhary— · 2023ForumIASp.7
Jayasimha Reddy— · 2023ForumIASp.7
Manan Bhat— · 2023ForumIASp.7
Merugu Kaushik— · 2023ForumIASp.7
Mrinal Kumar— · 2023ForumIASp.7
Patel MitulKumar Ashwinbhai— · 2023ForumIASp.7
Penkeesu Dheeraj Reddy— · 2023ForumIASp.7
Prakhar Kumar— · 2023ForumIASp.7
Ravindra Kumar Meghwal— · 2023ForumIASp.7
Ridhima Jain— · 2023ForumIASp.7
Sakshi Jamuar— · 2023ForumIASp.7
Sameer Goel— · 2023ForumIASp.7
Shaurya Arora— · 2023ForumIASp.7
Shivansh Rathee— · 2023ForumIASp.7
Shubhanshu Katiyar—ForumIASp.7
Suramya Sharma— · 2023ForumIASp.6
Vaibhav Kumar— · 2023ForumIASp.7
Vedika Bansal— · 2023ForumIASp.7
Vinothini Chandran— · 2023ForumIASp.7
Zufishan Haque— · 2023ForumIASp.7
Shubhanshi Singh—Forumiasp.7

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