CSE · GS-4Official PYQ · CSE 2017 · Q9Ethics · Case Studies · 20 marks · 250 words
English
You are an honest and responsible civil servant. You often observe the following : (a) There is a general perception that adhering to ethical conduct one may face difficulties to oneself and cause problems for the family, whereas unfair practices may help to reach the career goals. (b) When the number of people adopting unfair means is large, a small minority having a penchant towards ethical means makes no difference. (c) Sticking to ethical means is detrimental to the larger developmental goals. (d) While one may not involve oneself in large unethical practices, but giving and accepting small gifts makes the system more efficient. Examine the above statements with their merits and demerits.
हिन्दी
आप एक ईमानदार और ज़िम्मेदार सिविल सेवक हैं। आप प्रायः निम्नलिखित को प्रेक्षित करते हैं : (a) एक सामान्य धारणा है कि नैतिक आचरण का पालन करने से स्वयं को भी कठिनाइयों का सामना करना पड़ सकता है और परिवार के लिए भी समस्याएँ पैदा हो सकती हैं, जबकि अनुचित आचरण जीविका लक्ष्यों तक पहुँचने में सहायक हो सकता है। (b) जब अनुचित साधनों को अपनाने वाले लोगों की संख्या बड़ी होती है, तो नैतिक साधन अपनाने वाले अल्पसंख्यक लोगों से कोई फ़र्क़ नहीं पड़ता। (c) नैतिक तरीक़ों का पालन करना बृहत् विकासात्मक लक्ष्यों के लिए हानिकारक है। (d) चाहे कोई बड़े अनैतिक आचरण में सम्मिलित न हो, लेकिन छोटे-मोटे उपहारों का आदान-प्रदान प्रणाली को अधिक कुशल बनाता है। उपर्युक्त कथनों की, उनके गुणों और दोषों सहित जाँच कीजिए।
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 · Case Studies
Case studies on the above issues.
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