SIMPLIFYING IAS EXAM PREPARATION

1 INSTA SECURE SYNOPSIS Telegram: Page 1 Youtube: Facebook: IA INSTA SECURE SYNOPSIS MAINS MISSION - 2022 OCTOBER 2021 INSIGHTSIAS SIMPLIFYING IAS EXAM PREPARATION GS- IV | INSTA SECURE SYNOPSIS Telegram: Page 2 Youtube: Facebook: Table of Contents Human Values lessons from the lives and teachings of great leaders, reformers and administrators; role of family, society and educational institutions in inculcating values.. 7 What does this quote means to you? (150 words) No morality can be founded on authority, even if the authority were divine .. 7 Buddhism has very rich ideas related to ethics and morality and it guides the method and action of cultivating one s moral character. Explain. (150 words) .. 8 What does this quote means to you? (150 words) - The great secret of true success, of true happiness, is this: the man or woman who asks for no return, the perfectly unselfish person, is the most successful.

2 Swami 12 What does this quote means to you? (150 words) Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire William Butler Yates .. 14 Attitude: content, structure, function; its influence and relation with thought and behaviour; moral and political attitudes; social influence and persuasion .. 16 In the era of competition and commercialisation, it is a herculean task to sustain as a leader who stays true to their ethics. Analyse. (150 words) .. 16 Aptitude and foundational values for Civil Service , integrity, impartiality and non-partisanship, objectivity, dedication to public service, empathy, tolerance and compassion towards the weaker sections.. 18 NOTE: Please remember that following answers are NOT model answers . They are NOT synopsis too if we go by definition of the term. What we are providing is content that both meets demand of the question and at the same time gives you extra points in the form of background information.

3 INSTA SECURE SYNOPSIS Telegram: Page 3 Youtube: Facebook: Non-partisanship in public administration is an essential precondition for ensuring that regardless of their political orientation, citizens are treated fairly and in an equitable manner. Discuss. (150 Words) .. 18 Peace begins with tolerance and respect for others. Define tolerance and mention the various ways of countering Intolerance. (150 words) .. 20 Why is objectivity important for a civil servant? Discuss with examples. (150 words) .. 21 Emotional intelligence-concepts, and their utilities and application in administration and governance.. 25 Emotional intelligence is about being aware of how emotions affect your communication and even leveraging human emotions to make yourself more persuasive. Explain. (150 words) .. 25 Contributions of moral thinkers and philosophers from India and world.

4 27 What is your understanding of Kant s Categorical Imperative? (150 Words) .. 27 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; .. 29 When morality is not in consonance with a law, what should prevail the moral principle or the law? (150 words) .. 29 According to you, what constitutes international ethics? (150 words).. 31 India should take the approach of treating drug addiction as moral and a medical hazard rather than a criminal challenge. Analyse. (150 words) .. 32 Moral philosophies create a clear vision of the moral standpoints which leads us in an ethical direction.

5 Elaborate. (150 words) .. 34 What are the ways to build and maintain a culture of accountability in government organisations? (150 words) .. 36 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.. 37 Public s right for accurate and reliable government information has never been stronger than now, as the country struggle to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic, rebuild communities and institutions. Elucidate with respect to the recent changes to RTI Act, 2005. (150 words).. 37 Do you think Whistleblowing is ethically justified? (150 words) .. 39 Case Studies on above issues.. 42 As the Chief Project Officer, you have been given an emergency grant for re-construction of the bridge that collapsed due to recent flash floods in the area surrounding malgudi .

6 Although it is a small project for you but it is vital one as it is a sole way in and out of the rural hamlet of malgudi . After the collapse, people of malgudi are forced to navigate the river in an un-safe means for reaching to jobs, hospitals and educational institutes etc.. 42 You are transferred to Food and Civil Supplies department of Mirzapur as the Assistant Director. Before you report, you make a call to a college friend of yours who is a local news reporter to INSTA SECURE SYNOPSIS Telegram: Page 4 Youtube: Facebook: enquire about the affairs of the district. He tells you that, corruption is rampant across the administration including the Food and Civil Supplies Department. Not only that, those officers who do not fall in line are coerced to give in by force by local politicians and their goons. As you report, you see that many of trucks carrying grains to be distributed as PDS are being diverted to the black market for rebranding and selling at higher prices.

7 You immediately swing in to action and stop the trucks for inspection and you ascertain that indeed they were being diverted for the black market. You ask the local station to book a case but the SHO refuses citing political pressure. But irrespective of that you do not allow the trucks to move and seize them for the time being. Next day you are visited by Mr Munna Tripathi, who is the son of the local MLA. He offers you a hefty bribe which you out rightly refuse. Upon refusing he threatens you with dire consequences if the trucks are not allowed to leave within the next 24 hours. What are the options in front of you? Analyze the pros and cons of the each. Which option will you choose? (250 words) .. 44 You are posted as the of a district with a low literacy rate. You become aware that the some of the population is highly patriarchal and superstitious.

8 One day, a 31-year-old woman comes to you who was allegedly subjected to a traumatising ritual where ashes given by a godman were smeared on her naked body to help her give birth to a male child . The woman was also subjected to four years of mental and physical harassment by her husband and mother-in-law after she gave birth to two daughters. They used to hit her in the stomach and blame her for bringing bad luck to their house. They also started demanding more gold valuables from her parents, without which they even threatened to kill her daughters. As the , what course of action will you take? (250 words) .. 45 Since the start of the pandemic, many states have announced varying forms of assistance to help children who lost parents to Covid-19. These measures include monthly aid, fixed deposits, assistance with educational fees and, in some states, counselling support.

9 Apart from the Rs 10 lakh fixed deposit, the central government s PM Cares for Children scheme also assures minors who lost both parents (or one surviving parent), or legal guardians during the pandemic a monthly stipend after turning 18, and free education and health insurance. But the fine print of these measures means that large numbers of children who need assistance may not get it, or at least not when they need it. In some states, children are only eligible if the deaths occurred within specific periods for instance, 1st March 2020 to 1st June 2021 being a reference time period. Most of these states measures are focussed on orphans. This leaves out the more than 92,000 children who lost a single parent in India. Even where aid is available, children are frustrated by how long they will have to wait to access it. In the above scenario, you are posted as a District Magistrate and approached for financial help for a boy in his studies.

10 The boy lost his father to Covid-19 who was the sole breadwinner in the family. His mother is a paralysed woman and completely bed ridden. Being the only child without any family assets or help from relatives, he is being forced to quit school and work as a waiter in a nearby hotel with a meagre pay and food. With the intention of helping him, when you ask for more details, it is brought to your attention that his father passed away 10th June 2021, which is well beyond the cut-off date notified by the government for compensation and assistance for orphaned. Moreover, the compensation in your state is only for those children who lost both parents to covid-19. What is your course of action? (250 words) .. 47 The transgender community has always been a part of Indian culture and society. Eunuchs, who are called hijras in Hindi which meant belonging to neither sex had served as sexless watchdogs of Mughal harems.