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Ethics is a major part of General Studies 4 of the Civil Services Examination (CSE.) This article will provide you with a set of Ethics previous year questions that have been asked in the Mains GS IV of the IAS Exam , from the year 2013-2023.

It is advisable for the candidates to go through previous years ethics questions and answers UPSC to get knowledge of the nature of the questions asked in the examination. Candidates can get other subject-wise/topic-wise GS 4 questions from the links provided in the table below:

For details of UPSC Mains , check the linked article.

GS 4 Ethics Questions (Year-Wise)

We have segregated the ethics questions from the GS 4 papers of 2019-2013. There are two sets:

• Theoretical Questions
• Case Studies.

Candidates can find both the sets under each year one after another. Ethics forms a major chunk in GS 4 where both theoretical and case studies-bound questions revolve around this topic. You can get a complete trend analysis of general studies 4 in our GS Paper 4 Strategy, Structure and Syllabus page.

Ethics Questions – 2020

• 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.
• Distinguish between laws and rules. Discuss the role of ethics in formulating them.

Discuss the following with reference to this case:

• Ethical issues involved in re-appropriation of funds from a welfare project to the developmental projects.
• Given the need for proper utilization of public funds, discuss the options available to Rajesh Kumar. Is resigning a worthy option?
• As an arms exporter of a responsible nation like India, what are the ethical issues involved in the arms trade?
• List five ethical factors that would influence the decision to sell arms to foreign governments.
• Rampura, a remote district inhabited by a tribal population, is marked by extreme backwardness and abject poverty. Agriculture is the mainstay of the local population, though it is primarily subsistence due to the very small landholdings. There is an insignificant industrial or mining activity. Even the targeted welfare programs have inadequately benefited the tribal population. In this restrictive scenario, the youth has begun to migrate to other states to supplement the family income. The plight of minor girls is that their parents are persuaded by labour contractors to send them to work in the Bt Cotton farms of a nearby state. The soft fingers of the minor girls are well suited for plucking the cotton. The inadequate living and working conditions in these farms have caused serious health issues for the minor girls. NGOs in the districts of domicile and the cotton farms appear to be compromised and have not effectively espoused the twin issues of child labour and development of the area. You are appointed as the District Collector of Rampura. Identify the ethical issues involved. Which specific steps will you initiate to ameliorate the conditions of minor girls of your district and to improve the overall economic scenario in the district?

Candidates can find the remaining case study questions based on ethics from the UPSC Mains GS IV Paper PDF given in the linked article.

Ethics Questions – 2019

• What is meant by the term ‘constitutional morality’? How does one uphold constitutional morality?
• Identify the ethical issues involved in this case.
• What options are available to the woman employee?

Ethics Questions – 2018

• What is meant by conflict of interest? Illustrate with examples, the difference between the actual and potential conflicts of interest.
• Suppose the Government of India is thinking of constructing a dam in a mountain valley bond by forests and inhabited by ethnic communities. What rational policy should it resort to in dealing with unforeseen contingencies
• Faced with this situation, what will you do?
• Critically examine various conflicts of interest and explain what your responsibilities are as a public servant.
• Do you agree that Snowden’s actions were ethically justified even if legally prohibited? Why or why not?
• Make an argument by weighing the competing values in this case

Ethics Questions – 2017

• One of the tests of integrity is complete refusal to be compromised. Explain with reference to a real life example.
• Corporate social responsibility makes companies more profitable and sustainable. Analyse.
• The crisis of ethical values in modern times is traced to a narrow perception of the good life. Discuss
• You are aspiring to become an IAS officer and you have cleared various stages and now you have been selected for the personal interview. On the day of the interview, on the way to the venue, you saw an accident where a mother and child who happen to be your relatives were badly injured. They needed immediate help. What would you have done in such a situation? Justify your action.
• What are the dilemmas you face?
• What will be your response to the situation?

Ethics Questions – 2016

• Explain how ethics contributes to social and human well-being.
• Analyse John Rawls’s concept of social justice in the Indian Context.
• Discuss how they achieve this objective.
• Giving examples, show how the two differ in their approaches.
• Discuss how it leads to negative emotions and undesirable behaviors.
• How can it be managed and controlled?
• What arguments can you advance to show her that keeping quiet is not morally right?
• What course of action would you advise her to adopt and why?
• Just ignore thinking about it because it is their personal matter.
• Report the case to the appropriate authority.
• Your own innovative approach towards the situation.
• Identify the issues involved in the case.
• What can be suggested to satisfy the company’s goal and to address the residents’ concerns?

Ethics Questions – 2015

• What is meant by ‘environmental ethics’? Why is it important to study? Discuss any one environmental issue from the viewpoint of environmental ethics.
• Law and ethics
• Ethical management and management of ethics
• Discrimination and preferential treatment
• Personal Ethics and Professional Ethics
• How do the virtues of trustworthiness and fortitude get manifested in public service? Explain with examples
• Social values are more important than economic values. Discuss the above statement with examples in the context of inclusive growth of a nation.
• Identify the various actions that you could take
• Evaluate the pros and cons of each of your actions

Ethics Questions – 2014

• All human beings aspire for happiness. Do you agree? What does happiness mean to you? Explain with answers.
• What does ethics seek to promote human life? Why is it all the more important in Public Administration?
• Which eminent personality has inspired you the most in the context of ethical conduct in life? Give the Gist of his/her teachings. Giving specific examples describe how you have been able to apply these teachings for your own ethical development.
• There is a heavy ethical responsibility on the public servants because they occupy positions of power, handle huge amounts of public funds, and their decisions have a wide-ranging impact on society and the environment. What steps have you taken to improve your ethical competence to handle such responsibility?
• The current society is plagued with widespread trust-deficit. What are the consequences of this situation for personal well-being and for societal well-being? What can you do at a personal level to make yourself trustworthy?
• It is often said that poverty leads to corruption. However, there is no dearth of instances where affluent and powerful people indulge in corruption in a big way. What are the basic causes of corruption among people? Support your answer with examples.
• We are witnessing increasing instances of sexual violence against women in the country. Despite existing legal provisions against it, the number of such incidences is on the rise. Suggest some innovative measures to tackle this menace.
• Indicate various options that you think are available in this situation.
• How would you help him to evaluate these options and choose the most appropriate path to be adopted?
• Educated youth are trying to shift to urban areas
• Landless poor people are migrating to urban slums
• Even some farmers are selling off the land and trying to settle in urban areas taking petty jobs.

What feasible steps can you suggest which will be effective in controlling this serious problem in our country?

Ethics Questions – UPSC Mains

• What do you understand by ‘values’ and ‘ethics’? In what way is it important to be ethical along with being professionally competent?
• Some people feel that values keep changing with time and situation, while others strongly believe that there are certain universal and eternal human values. Give your perception in this regard with due justification.
• “The good of an individual is contained in the good of all.” What do you understand by this statement? How can this principle be implemented in public life?
• It is often said that ‘politics’ and ‘ethics’ do not go together. What is your opinion in this regard? Justify your answer with illustrations.
• What are the options available to you?
• Evaluate each of these options and choose the option which you would adopt, giving reasons.
• Evaluate each of these options and choose the option you would adopt, giving reasons

Candidates can get UPSC Previous Year Question Papers from the linked article.

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Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude

The page on “Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude for UPSC” by Rau’s IAS is a comprehensive Notes, meticulously compiled to cater to the aspirants of the UPSC Civil Services Exam. It delves into various facets of ethics, including human interface, attitude, and aptitude, while also exploring emotional intelligence, contributions of moral thinkers, and the role of ethics in public administration.

Ethics and Human Interface

• Meaning and Scope of Ethics
• What Ethics is Not
• Essence of Ethics
• Sources/Factors Affecting Ethics
• Determinants of Ethics in Human Actions
• Consequences of Ethics in Human Actions
• Dimension of Ethics
• Environmental Ethics
• Media Ethics
• Social Media Ethics
• Medical Ethics
• Biotechnology and Ethics
• Ethics in Private and Public Relationship
• Human Values
• Features and Classifications of Human Values
• Fundamental Human Values
• Role of Family in Human Values
• Role of Education in Human Values
• Role of Society in Human Values
• Meaning, Structure & Dimension of Attitude
• Types & Nature of Attitude
• Relation of Attitude & Behaviour
• Relation of Attitude and Values
• Function of Attitude
• Development of Attitude
• Moral & Political Attitudes
• Methods to Changing the Attitude
• Social Influence
• Social Persuasion
• Nudge: A tool of Social Influence
• Elements or Components of Persuasion
• Process of Persuasion
• Technique of Persuasion
• Persuasion Versus Manipulation
• Meaning and Types of Aptitude
• Attitude Versus Aptitude
• Importance of Identifying Your Aptitude
• Aptitude for Civil Services
• Identification and Realisation of Aptitude
• Relation between Aptitude and the other Qualities
• Foundational Values of Civil Services
• Objectivity
• Empathy and Compassion Towards the Weaker Section
• Dedication to Public Service
• Impartiality
• Non-Partisanship
• Civil Services Neutrality
• Accountability and Responsibility

Emotional Intelligence

• Meaning and Types of Emotions
• Similar Terms Related to Emotions
• Function of Emotions
• Intelligence
• Types of Intelligence
• Relation Between Emotions & Intelligence
• Components or Framework of Emotional Intelligence
• Perspective on Intelligence Quotient (IQ) versus Emotional Quotient (EQ)
• Importance/Relevance/Application of Emotional Intelligence in Civil Services
• Advantages/Attributes of the Emotionally Intelligent Person/Civil Servants
• Skills Required For Emotional Intelligence
• Dark Side of Emotional Intelligence

Contributions of Moral Thinkers and Philosophers

• Virtue Ethics
• Others Thinkers Associated with Virtue Ethics
• Utilitarianism and Bentham
• JS Mill (Qualitative Utilitarian)
• Other Thinkers Associated with Utilitarianism
• Contractarianism and Thomas Hobbes
• Contractarianism and John Locke
• Contractarianism and Rousseau
• John Rawls (contemporary contractarian)
• Deontology and Kant
• Indian thinkers: Kautilya and Raja Ram Mohan Roy
• Indian Thinkers: Vivekananda and Tagore
• Indian Thinkers: Gandhi and Ambedkar
• Indian Thinkers: Nehru, Patel and Mother Teresa

Public/Civil Service Values and Ethics in Public Administration

• Ethics in Public Administration
• Ethical Concerns in public organisations and their solutions
• Laws, Rules, Regulations and Conscience as sources of ethical guidance for resolving ethical dilemmas
• Lack of Ethical Management
• Suggestions for an Ethical Framework for Administration
• Good Governance
• Ethical issues in international relations and funding
• Ethical Principles for International Relations

Probity in Governance

• Concept of Public Services
• What is Probity in governance?
• Code of Ethics and Code of Conduct
• Citizen Charters
• Work culture
• Quality of service delivery
• The Sevottam Model of service delivery
• The Utilisation of Public Funds

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Ethics case studies are mainly about decision-making and problem-solving .

The reader will be presented with a situation and he will be asked to decide to solve the problem.

The factors involved may include ethics , but it may not be just about ethics. It can have social, economic, and political dimensions.

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Case Study: Decision Making (Accident)

You are aspiring to become an IAS officer and you have cleared various stages and now you have been selected for the personal interview. On the day of the interview, on the way to the venue, you saw an accident where a mother and child who happen to be your relatives were badly injured. They needed immediate help.

What would you have done in such a situation? Justify your action. (UPSC CSE 2017)

Case Study: Conflict Resolution (Development vs Environment)

Nowadays, there is an increasing thrust on economic development all around the globe. At the same time, there is also an increasing concern about environmental degradation caused by development.

Many a time, we face a direct conflict between development activity and environmental quality.

It is neither feasible to stop or curtail the developmental process, nor it is advisable to keep degrading the environment, as it threatens our very survival.

Discuss some feasible strategies which could be adopted to eliminate this conflict and which could lead to sustainable development. (UPSC CSE 2014)

Case Study: Ethics vs Easy Path (Advice to Friend)

Suppose one of your close friends, who is also aspiring for civil services, comes to you to discuss some of the issues related to ethical conduct in public service. He raises the following points:-

(i) In the present times, when an unethical environment is quite prevalent, individual attempts to stick to ethical principles may cause a lot of problems in one’s career. It may cause hardship to the family members as well as risk to one’s life. Why should we not be pragmatic follow the path of least resistance, and be happy with doing whatever good we can?

(ii) When so many people are adopting wrong means and are grossly harming the system, what difference would it make if only a small minority tries to be ethical? They are going to be rather ineffective and are bound to get frustrated.

(iii) If we become fussy about ethical considerations, will it not hamper the economic progress of our country? After all, in the present age of high competition, we cannot afford to be left behind in the race for development

(iv) Understandably, we should not get involved in grossly unethical practices, but giving and accepting small gratifications and doing small favours increases everybody’s motivation.

It also makes the system more efficient. What is wrong with adopting such practices? Critically analyze the above viewpoints. Based on this analysis, what will be your advice to your friend? (UPSC CSE 2014)

Case Study: Problem Solving of a Social Issue (Migration)

In our country, the migration of rural people to towns and cities is increasing drastically. This is causing serious problems both in the rural as well as in the urban areas. Things are becoming unmanageable. Can you analyze this problem in detail and indicate not only the socio-economic but also the emotional and attitudinal factors responsible for this problem? Also, distinctly brings out why –

(a) educated youth are trying to shift to urban areas

(b) landless poor people are migrating to urban slums

(c) even some farmers are selling off the land and trying to settle in urban areas taking petty jobs.

What feasible steps can you suggest that will be effective in controlling this serious problem in our country? (UPSC CSE 2014)

Case Study: Decision Making (Order of Rescue in Flood)

There is a disaster-prone state having frequent landslides, forest fires, cloudbursts, flash floods earthquakes, etc. Some of these are seasonal and often unpredictable. The magnitude of the disaster is always unanticipated. During one of the seasons, a cloudburst caused devastating floods and landslides leading to high casualties. There was major damage to infrastructure like roads, bridges and power-generating units. This led to more than 100000 pilgrims, tourists and other locals trapped across different routes and locations. The people trapped in your area of responsibility include senior citizens, patients in hospitals, women and children, hikers, tourists, ruling parties, regional presidents along with their families, additional chief secretaries of the neighbouring state and prisoners in jail.

As a civil services officer of the state, what would be the order in which you would rescue these people and why? Give Justifications. (UPSC CSE 2015)

Case Study: Problem Solving (Policy Making)

Land needed for mining, dams and other large-scale projects is acquired mostly from Adivasis, hill dwellers and rural communities. The displaced persons are paid monetary compensation as per the legal provisions. However, the payment is often tardy. In any case, it cannot sustain the displaced families for long. These people do not possess marketable skills to engage in some other accusation. They end up as low-paid migrant labourers. Moreover, their development goes to industries, industrialists and urban communities whereas the costs are passed on to these poor helpless people. This unjust distribution of costs and benefits is unethical. Suppose you have been entrusted with the task of drafting a better compensation-cum-rehabilitation policy for such displaced persons, how would you approach the problem and what would be the main elements of your suggested policy? (UPSC CSE 2016)

Case Study: Problem Solving (NGO)

Saraswati was a successful IT professional in the USA. Moved by the patriotic sense of doing something for the country she returned to India. Together with some other like-minded friends, she formed an NGO to build a school for a poor rural community. The objective of the school was to provide the best quality modern education at a nominal cost. She soon discovered that she had to seek permission from several Government agencies. The rules and procedures were quite confusing and cumbersome. What frustrated her most was delays, the callous attitude of officials and the constant demand for bribes. Her experience and the experience of many others like her have deterred people from taking up social service projects. A measure of Government control over voluntary social work is necessary. But it should not be exercised in a coercive a corrupt manner. What measures can you suggest to ensure that due control is exercised but well-meaning, honest NGO efforts are not thwarted? (UPSC CSE 2016)

Case Study: Ethical Dilemma (Options and Reasons for Choice)

You are the Executive Director of an upcoming InfoTech Company which is making a name for itself in the market.

Mr. A, who is a star performer, is heading the marketing team. In a short period of one year, he has helped in doubling the revenues as well as creating a high brand equity for the Company so much so that you are thinking of promoting him. However, you have been receiving information from many corners about his attitude towards the female colleagues; particularly his habit of making loose comments on women. In addition, he regularly sends indecent SMSs to all the team members including his female colleagues.

One day, late in the evening, Mrs. X, who is one of Mr. A’s team members, comes to you visibly disturbed. She complains about the continued misconduct of Mr A, who has been making undesirable advances towards her and has even tried to touch her inappropriately in his cabin. She tenders her resignation and leaves your office. (UPSC CSE 2014)

• What are the options available to you?
• Evaluate each of these options and choose the option you would adopt, giving reasons.

Suppose you are an officer in charge of implementing a social service scheme to provide support to old and destitute women. An old and illiterate woman comes to you to avail the benefits of the scheme. However, she has no documents to show that she fulfils the eligibility criteria. But after meeting her and listening to her you feel that she certainly needs support. Your enquirers also show that she is destitute and living in a pitiable condition. You are in a dilemma as to what to do. Putting her under the scheme without the necessary documents would be a violation of the rules. But denying her the support would be cruel.

a) Can you think of a rational way to resolve this dilemma? b) Give your reasons for it. (UPSC CSE 2016)

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