TEST INSTRUCTIONS
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- There are SEVEN questions printed in ENGLISH.
- All questions are compulsory.
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TEST PAPER
Test Subject: Practice Test GS Paper IV
TEST CODE: PTGSIV
QUESTION 01:
Explain how ethics and values contribute to various aspects of governance or society, such as social harmony, human capital, or soft power. (10 Marks, 150 Words)
QUESTION 02:
Differentiate between ‘law’ and ‘ethics’. Show how the two differ in their approaches to controlling human conduct, giving examples. (10 Marks, 150 Words)
QUESTION 03:
Define a ‘crisis of conscience’ and provide an example from personal or public life where you handled such a situation. (10 Marks, 150 words)
QUESTION 04:
Evaluate the impact of e-Governance on transparency, accountability, and citizen involvement in India. Discuss the ethical challenges linked to extensive reliance on digital governance. (10 Marks, 150 Words)
QUESTION 05:
Define ’empathy’ and ‘compassion’. Explain how, in addition to intellectual and moral strengths, these qualities assist civil servants in addressing critical issues and making important decisions. (10 marks, 150 Words)
Explain the meaning of the following quotations in the present context:
QUESTION 06:
“The remedy for weakness is not brooding over weakness, but thinking of strength”
– Swami Vivekanand
QUESTION 07:
“Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms – to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.”
– Viktor Frankl