Shubham Kumar Mahato

AIR 142 · CSE 2025

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• A. "It is wrong to assume that ethical decisions are, can or should be purely rational and principled. Human feelings are an inseparable part of our ethical life." In what way do feelings impact our ethical decisions? Illustrate with examples. (150 words, 10 marks) B. What do you understand by ethics management? Can public officials manage ethics in the work place in a manner similar to managing budgets, policies and people? Do you think adopting codes of ethics and conduct is sufficient enough for managing ethics in the workplace or something more is needed? Discuss. (150 words, GS4
• A. While traditional ethics has focussed on notions of justice, fair allocation and obligations, ethics of care emphasise maintaining connectedness and promoting care. Which of the above two ethical perspectives is more suitable for guiding ethical decision making in the context of public services. Explain your position with suitable examples. (150 words, 10 marks) B. What does the term "quality" mean in service delivery. What are the components of service quality and indicate ways and means for ensuring total quality in terms of efficiency, economy and effectiveness? (150 words, GS4
• A. In the context of public service, what does public service attitude mean? Discuss the attitude biases that affects a public servants on field decision making? Explain how a public servant can overcome such attitude biases? (150 words, 10 marks) B. "I am a Moslem; I am a Hindu; I am a Christian; I am a Jew." Mahatma Gandhi. What did Mahatma Gandhi mean by the above statement? Some philosophers have argued that religion is harmful to the moral life, whereas others have claimed that it is necessary to it. Explain your position on the relationship between religion and morality. (150 words, GS4
• A. "There is only one responsibility of business, namely to use its resources and engage in activities designed to increase profits." Do you think corporations, by indulging in social responsibilities, are compromising their core resource utilisation and production responsibility by diverting resources into unproductive social endeavours? (150 words, 10 marks) B. Do you think values such as "tyaga," (renunciation) "sewa," (service) "daanam," (Charity) "damah," (self-control) that are espoused in traditional Indian Wisdom have relevance for modern day public servants? Why? (150 words, GS4
• A. Explain the difference between conflict among interests and conflict among various sources of authority. Illustrate with relevant examples. (150 words, 10 marks) B. The domain of governance is ridden with uncertainties, ambiguities and paradoxes and this can at times lead to timidity and withdrawal among public administrators. Discuss the relevance of inner courage for overcoming and coping with ambiguities. (150 words, GS4
• Given below are three quotations of philosophers. What do each of the quotations convey to you in the present context? A. "To feel for others, and little for ourselves; to restrain our selfish, and exercise our benevolent affections, constitutes the perfection of human nature." Adam Smith (150 words, 10 marks) B. "Virtue lies in our power, and so does vice; because where it is in our power to act, it is also in our power not to act." Aristotle (150 words, 10 marks) C. "I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing." Socrates (150 words, GS4
• What are the ethical issues and dilemmas that confronts you in the above case? GS4
• Discuss the available options along with its merits and demerits. GS4

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