CSE · GS-4Official PYQ · CSE 2017 · Q13Ethics · Probity in Governance · 20 marks · 250 words
English
A building permitted for three floors, while being extended illegally to 6 floors by a builder, collapses. As a consequence, a number of innocent labourers including women and children died. These labourers are migrants of different places. The government immediately announced cash relief to the aggrieved families and arrested the builder. Give reasons for such incidents taking place across the country. Suggest measures to prevent their occurrence.
हिन्दी
एक मकान जिसे तीन मंज़िल बनाने की अनुमति मिली थी, उसे अवैध रूप से निर्माणकर्ता द्वारा छः मंज़िला बनाया जा रहा था और वह ढह गया। इसके कारण कई निर्दोष मज़दूर जिनमें महिलाएँ व बच्चे भी शामिल थे, मारे गए। ये सब मज़दूर भिन्न-भिन्न स्थानों से आए हुए थे। सरकार द्वारा तुरंत मृतक परिवारों को नकद-मुआवज़ा घोषित किया गया और निर्माणकर्ता को गिरफ़्तार कर लिया गया। देश में होने वाली इस प्रकार की घटनाओं के कारण बताइए। इस प्रकार की घटनाओं को रोकने के लिए अपने सुझाव दीजिए।
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 · 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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