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UPPSC Mains 2024 — Ethics Questions with Answers

All 20 Ethics previous-year questions from UPPSC Mains 2024, each with the correct answer and a full explanation. Practise them as a free, timed mock test with instant scoring.

1. Q1.Civil Services, Code of Conduct, Work Culture

   Examine the role of the following in the context of civil service. A) Moral code of conduct B) Work culture

2. Q2.Professionalism, Diversity, Public Service, Needs Assessment

   Public servants often work with the public from diverse backgrounds and with different viewpoints. How do you ensure that their needs will met out while maintaining professionalism?

3. Q3.Corruption, Moral Basis, Societal Challenges

   Discuss the moral bases to deal with the challenges of corruption prevailing in the present society.

4. Q4.Civil Service Values, Public Administrator, Work-Life Balance

   What should be the nature of civil service values for a public administrator? How can he create a balance between these values in his personal and public life? Explain.

5. Q5.Governance, Work Performance, Moral Basis, Karma (Result-contingent vs. Non-contingent)

   What is the moral basis of the work performance in the system of governance? Discuss in the light of result contingent and result non-contingent karma.

6. Q6.Policy Making, Public Administrators, Moral Transparency, Effectiveness of Consequences, Ethics vs. Results

   In the process of policy making by public administrators whether the priority should be given to the moral transparency or the effectiveness of consequences/ results? Elucidate.

7. Q7.Public Administration, Ethical Governance, Problem Solving, Social Justice

   You are a city commissioner. There is a reputed college in your city, which has the maximum number of girl students. The conditions of the toilets/washrooms in this college is very poor and pathetic due to which the girl students have to face many mental, physical and hygiene relate problems every day. The college administration is not paying any attention to these basic facilities of the girl students. As a city commissioner, what steps will you take to improve this basic facility of the girl students and against the indifference of the college administration ?

8. Q8.Attitude, Political Attitudes, Role of Society, Social Influence

   Critically evaluate the role of society in shaping and internationalizing political attitudes.

9. Q9.Public Administration, Anti-Corruption, Attitude Change, Ethical Governance

   As an administrator, develop an intervention programme for attitude change in “corruption free India”.

10. Q10.Ethics in Private and Public Relations, Moral Philosophy

    What are the key difference between ethics in private relations (family, friendships) and public relations (business, politics) ? Explain.

11. Q11.Attitude-Behavior Link, Ethics, Psychology, Cognitive Dissonance

    “A person’s real behaviour was be contrary to the person’s attitude towards specific subject.” Do you agree with this statement ? Answer with suitable argument.

12. Q12.Moral Thinkers, Swami Vivekananda, Morality, Human Values

    How far the views of Swami Vivekananda's are successful in developing the core ideals and values of morality in human behaviours ? Discuss.

13. Q13.Civil Service Ethics, Environmental Ethics, Public Policy, Social Movements, Stakeholder Management

    “An environmental movement led by youth’s gain popularity through social media, rallies and collaboration with influences and scientists with time the movement to propose changes in the policy.” What will be your stand to cope with the situation as a civil servant ?

14. Q14.Public Services, Rule of Law, Public Commitment

    Discuss the various skills by which a public servant may enhance public commitment to the rules of law.

15. Q15.Code of Ethics, Code of Conduct, Behavioural Impact

    Explain the difference between code of ethics and code of conduct and elucidate their behavioural impact and applications by appropriate examples.

16. Q16.Transparency, Governance, Right to Information (RTI)

    How far the act of ‘Right to Information’ is effective in deciding the transparency in governance ?

17. Q17.Emotional Intelligence, Disaster Management, Workplace Ethics, Harmony

    What is the role of emotional intelligence in establishing harmony at disaster management and workplace ?

18. Q18.Public Policy, Policy Planning, Unanticipated Consequences, Evaluation

    Why the evaluation of unanticipated consequences is important in public policy planning ? Answer with appropriate arguments.

19. Q19.Empathy, Civil Servant's Attitude, Public Interaction

    What is the role of empathy in shaping the attitude of a civil servant? How can enhance their interaction with the public?

20. Q20.Tolerance, Compassion, Civil Servants, Weaker Sections

    Explain your suggestions to promote the tolerance and compassion among civil servants to serve better to weaker sections.