Skip to main content
Loading page, please wait…
Vaidra Logo
Vaidra

Top 4 items + smart groups

UPSC GPT
New
Current Affairs
Daily Solutions
Daily Puzzle
Mains Evaluator

Version 2.0.0 • Built with ❤️ for UPSC aspirants

UPSC Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude PYQs 2020 | Vaidra | Vaidra
  1. Home
  2. Practice
  3. PYQs
  4. Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude
  5. 2020

Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude UPSC PYQ 2020

7 questions from the UPSC 2020 examination.

7 questions

1Mediummains10 marks
Emotional intelligence - concepts, and their utilities and application in administration and governance

What are the main components of emotional intelligence (EI)? Can they be learned? Discuss. (150 words) <!--qid:MAINS_2020_GS-IV_Q64-->

2Mediummains10 marks
Public/Civil service values and Ethics in Public administration: Status and problems; ethical concerns and dilemmas in government and private institutions; laws, rules, regulations and conscience as sources of ethical guidance; accountability and ethical governance; strengthening of ethical and moral values in governance; ethical issues in international relations and funding; corporate governance

'The will to power exists, but it can be tamed and be guided by rationality and principles of moral duty.' Examine this statement in the context of international relations. (150 words) <!--qid:MAINS_2020_GSIV_Q3b-->

3Mediummains10 marks
Human Values - lessons from the lives and teachings of great leaders, reformers and administrators; role of family, society and educational institutions in inculcating values

'The current internet expansion has instilled a different set of cultural values which are often in conflict with traditional values.' Discuss. (150 words) <!--qid:MAINS_2020_GSIV_Q5b-->

4Mediummains10 marks
Attitude: content, structure, function; its influence and relation with thought and behaviour; moral and political attitudes; social influence and persuasion

A positive attitude is considered to be an essential characteristic of a civil servant who is often required to function under extreme stress. What contributes to a positive attitude in a person? (150 words) <!--qid:MAINS_2020_GS-IV_Q68-->

5Mediummains10 marks
Public/Civil service values and Ethics in Public administration: Status and problems; ethical concerns and dilemmas in government and private institutions; laws, rules, regulations and conscience as sources of ethical guidance; accountability and ethical governance; strengthening of ethical and moral values in governance; ethical issues in international relations and funding; corporate governance

Distinguish between laws and rules. Discuss the role of ethics in formulating them. <!--qid:MAINS_2020_GS-IV_Q67-->

6Mediummains10 marks
Public/Civil service values and Ethics in Public administration: Status and problems; ethical concerns and dilemmas in government and private institutions; laws, rules, regulations and conscience as sources of ethical guidance; accountability and ethical governance; strengthening of ethical and moral values in governance; ethical issues in international relations and funding; corporate governance

Discuss the role of ethics and values in enhancing the following three major components of Comprehensive National Power (CNP) viz. human capital, soft power (culture and policies) and social harmony. (150 words) <!--qid:MAINS_2020_GS-IV_Q61-->

7Mediummains10 marks
Human Values - lessons from the lives and teachings of great leaders, reformers and administrators; role of family, society and educational institutions in inculcating values

"Education is not an injunction, it is an effective and pervasive tool for all round development of an individual and social transformation". Examine the New Education Policy, 2020 (NEP, 2020) in light of the above statement. (150 words) <!--qid:MAINS_2020_GSIV_Q1b-->

Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude — All Years|All Subjects