2019
Q1. (a)
What are the basic principles of public life? Illustrate any three with
suitable examples. (150 words) (10 marks)
(b) What do
you understand by the term ‘public servant’? Reflect on the expected role of
public servant. (150 words) (10 marks )
Q2. (a)
Effective utilization of public finds is crucial to meet development goals.
Critically examine the reasons for under- utilization and mis- utilization of
public funds and their implications. (150 words) (10 marks)
(b)
“Non-performance of duty by a public servant is a form of corruption”. Do you
agree with this view? Justify your answer (150 words) (10 marks)
Q3. (a) What
is meant by the term ‘constitutional morality’? How does one uphold
constitutional morality? (150 words) (10 marks)
(b) What is
meant by ‘crisis of conscience’? How does it manifest in the public domain?
(150 words) (10 marks)
Q4. (a) Explain
the basic principles of citizens’ charter movement and bring out its
importance. (150 words) (10 marks)
(b) There is
a view that the official secrets act is an obstacle to the implementation of
Rights to Information act. Do you agree with the view? Discuss (150 words) (10
marks)
Q5. (a) What
do you understand by probity in governance? Based on your understanding of the
term, suggest measures for ensuring probity in government. (150 words) (10
marks)
(b)
“Emotional Intelligence is the ability to make your emotions work for you
instead of against you.” Do you agree with this view? Discuss. (150 words) (10
marks)
Q6. What do
each of the following quotations mean to you?
(a) “An
unexamined life is not worth living.” – Socrates (150 words) (10 marks)
(b) “A man is
but the product of his thoughts. What he thinks, he becomes.” – M.K.Gandhi (150
words) (10 marks)
(c) “Where
there is righteousness in the heart, there is beauty in the character. When
there is beauty in the character, there is harmony in the home. When there is
harmony in the home, there is order in the nation. When there is order in the
nation, there is peace in the world.” – A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (150 words) (10
marks)
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