CSE · GS-4Official PYQ · CSE 2014 · Q5(b)Ethics · Probity in Governance · 10 marks · 150 words

English

It is often said that poverty leads to corruption. However, there is no dearth of instances where affluent and powerful people indulge in corruption in a big way. What are the basic causes of corruption among people? Support your answer with examples.

हिन्दी

अक्सर कहा जाता है कि निर्धनता भ्रष्टाचार की ओर प्रवृत्त करती है। परन्तु, ऐसे भी उदाहरणों की कोई कमी नहीं है जहाँ सम्पन्न एवं शक्तिशाली लोग बड़ी मात्रा में भ्रष्टाचार में लिप्त हो जाते हैं। लोगों में व्याप्त भ्रष्टाचार के आधारभूत कारण क्या हैं? उदाहरणों के द्वारा अपने उत्तर को सम्पुष्ट कीजिए।

#Poverty & Hunger#Corruption#Inequality

Text taken verbatim from the commission's published question paper. Transcribed from UPSC’s question paper, CS(M) 2014 (English and Hindi). Source

Syllabus

Ethics · Probity in Governance

Probity in Governance: concept of public service; philosophical basis of governance and probity; information sharing and transparency in government; Right to Information; codes of ethics, codes of conduct; citizen's charters; work culture; quality of service delivery; utilization of public funds; challenges of corruption.

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