Ethics GS Paper IV by Manoj K. Jha
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GS -IV - Test Date
27-06-2022 07:00 AM - Evaluated
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48 Hrs. Answer Writing, Copy Evaluation and Marks Improvement Cycle
- Step 1 (Answer Writing): Questions will be uploaded on the portal on the scheduled date at 7:00 AM. You have to write your answers on an A4 size sheet leaving margins on both sides based on the UPSC pattern. Mention your name on the 1st page and page number on each page. After writing the answer, Click pictures of each page of your answer sheet, merge them all in a single PDF and upload in the comment section of the same question. Answers should be uploaded before 7:00 PM on the same day.
- Step 2 In Next 48 Hrs (Copy Evaluation & Discussion): After evaluation, the first 50 copies will be uploaded on the same comment box and will be sent to you. In the evening 8:00 PM marks improvement sessions for the test with respective faculty in a group will be conducted online. So that students can get a wider perspective of the topics. Here you can discuss your evaluated copies also with the faculty.
Instruction:
- Attempt One question out of the given two.
- The test carries 15 marks.
- Write Your answer in 150 words.
- Any page left blank in the answer-book must be crossed out clearly.
- Evaluated Copy will be re-uploaded on the same thread after 2 days of uploading the copy.
- Discussion of the question and one to one answer improvement session of evaluated copies will be conducted through Google Meet with concerned faculty. You will be informed via mail or SMS for the discussion.
Consider the following statements and explain how these are the best recipes for administrative decisions and actions:
Question # (a) "When I step into the river for the second time, neither I nor the river is the same."
Model Answer
Consider the following statements and explain how these are the best recipes for administrative decisions and actions:
Q1. "When I step into the river for the second time, neither I nor the river is the same."
Thinking line:
- Constant change and flow are the basic characteristics of nature. We humans do not always think alike or have the same degree of reason. Every day, people change because they have new experiences which shape them. So, one cannot step into the same river twice.
- Thus one should not step down due to failure in life. Failure is not constant. The attitude towards failure defines the difference between successful, achieving people and average people.
- Successful people embrace failure. They don't take it as the final nail in the coffin. Through failure, one can reach new understandings and realizations about what it's going to take to succeed.
- This kind of attitude is also important in civil services as civil services are the backbone of the administrative machinery of India. For the fulfilment of his duty, she/he works for effective coordination between institutions of governance and provide leadership at different levels of administration. Hence work continuously which is full of setbacks and stress.
- At this end, a positive attitude helps to cope more easily with the daily affairs of life. It brings optimism and makes it easier to avoid worries and negative thinking. This also helps in fulfilling one's duty with positive thinking and right perception.
Q2. 'One must every morning clean one's heart and one's body. But if you don't have time for both, it is better to clean the heart than clean the body'.
Thinking line:
- The mind of every person has three main strands - feelings (emotions); reason (intellectual) and will to resolve the issues. Thus, the quote states that though the cleaning of body and mind is important for healthy living, cleaning of one's thought process is more important.
- The thinking should be positive for a healthy mind and body.
- When linking this quote with respect to citizen-public servant interaction, it states cleaning of mind, heart and thought process of a civil servant while interacting with the citizens.
- There should be objectivity in their working i.e. to base decisions and perceptions on exterior information instead of on subjective aspects, like private emotions, beliefs, and experiences.
- He should show empathy and compassion towards the weaker section without any grudges against others.
- Civil servants should be impartial, open-minded, guided by evidence, and willing to hear different viewpoints without biasness.
Procedure of Answer Writing:
To participate in the answer writing program, Register yourself for the test. Copies will be evaluated only for the registered students. Registration will be closed after the scheduled date.
Answer Writing, Copy Evaluation, and Marks Improvement Cycle:
Step 1 (Theme, Details & Its Topics):
- Every round of Answer writing initiative will be around a theme related to the Subject/Topic.
- Please read the theme and its description, and try to cover the topics given within the theme before writing the answer along with the sources.
Step 2 (Answer Writing):
- Questions will be uploaded on the portal on the scheduled date at 7:00 AM.
- You have to write your answers on an A4 size sheet leaving margins on both sides based on the UPSC pattern.
- Mention your name, email id, location, and phone number on the 1st page in the top right corner and the page number on each page.
- After writing the answers, Click pictures of each page of your answer sheet, merge them all in a single PDF and upload them in the upload section of the same question.
- Kindly submit your written answers before 7:00 PM. Only the first 100 copies will be considered for evaluation. No request for late submission or evaluation will be entertained once the 100 mark is reached.
Note: Answer sheets without the proper guidelines given above will not be accepted for evaluation.
Step 3 (Copy Evaluation): Copies will be evaluated in the next 72 hours of the test date. After evaluation, copies will be uploaded into your account. During the copy evaluation period, doubt clearing and discussion about the theme or topic of the test with respective mentors of the test will be done in the telegram group.
Step 4 (Mentorship): Evaluated copies will be sent to you via mail and also uploaded into your account on the website. After that a mentorship session for the marks improvement with respective faculty will be conducted on the Google Meet, so that students can get a wider perspective of the topics. Here you can discuss your evaluated copies also with the faculty. Top 5 copies of every test will be shared in the telegram group for reference.
Note: Aspirants who have not written the test can also participate in the mentorship session.
For Updates and Mentorship of the session, you will be notified through SMS or Telegram Group.
Note: You have to write your answers on an A4 size sheet leaving margins on both sides based on UPSC pattern. Mention Your Name on 1st page and Page Number on each page. After writing the answer, Click pictures of each page of your answer sheet, merge them all in a single PDF and upload in the Your Answer Copy section of the same question.
Copy submission is closed now for this test.
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