CSE · GS-4Official PYQ · CSE 2017 · Q5(a)Ethics · Moral Thinkers · 10 marks · 150 words
English
“Great ambition is the passion of a great character. Those endowed with it may perform very good or very bad acts. All depends on the principles which direct them.” — Napoleon Bonaparte. Stating examples mention the rulers (i) who have harmed society and country, (ii) who worked for the development of society and country.
हिन्दी
“बड़ी महत्त्वाकांक्षा महान चरित्र का भावावेश (जुनून) है। जो इससे संपन्न हैं वे या तो बहुत अच्छे अथवा बहुत बुरे कार्य कर सकते हैं। ये सब कुछ उन सिद्धांतों पर आधारित है जिनसे वे निर्देशित होते हैं।” — नेपोलियन बोनापार्ट। उदाहरण देते हुए उन शासकों का उल्लेख कीजिए जिन्होंने (i) समाज व देश का अहित किया है, (ii) समाज व देश के विकास के लिए कार्य किया है।
Text taken verbatim from the commission's published question paper. Transcribed from UPSC’s question paper, CS(M) 2017 (English and Hindi). Source
Syllabus
Ethics · Moral Thinkers
Contributions of moral thinkers and philosophers from India and the world.
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