ANNAPURNA
| Paper | Source | Questions | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|
| GS1 | VisionIAS | 17 | source PDF |
| GS1 | VisionIAS | 16 | source PDF |
Sample questions answered
- What is the role of education in bringing about social change? Discuss in the context of India with relevant examples. GS1
- Where the roots of private virtues are diseased, the fruits of public probity cannot but be corrupt. Discuss this statement in the context of civil services in India. GS1
- What do you understand by political attitude? What are the factors that shape the political attitude of a person? Discuss. GS1
- The Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations provides blanket cover to the activities of diplomats and their family members? What are ethical issues arising out of such a wholesale cover? What would you suggest to address those problems? GS1
- Given below are two quotations of great moral thinkers/philosophers. For each of these quotations, bring out what it means to you in the present context: (a) "Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all."-Aristotle. GS1
- "The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts."- Bertrand Russell. GS1
- "Persuasion makes society work smoothly while physical coercion grinds it to a halt". Giving examples, compare the effectiveness of persuasion as an influence tactic vis-a-vis coercion in bringing change in society. In what ways persuasion can be used by civil servants to remove social evils existing in society? GS1
- What do you understand by emotional sensitivity? Elaborate how emotional sensitivity is important for ethical behavior. What measures have you taken to enhance our emotional sensitivity? GS1