Syllabus: GS 4 – Attitude: content, structure, function; its influence and relation with thought and behaviour; moral and political attitudes; social influence and persuasion.
| 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 the personal level to make yourself trustworthy? | 2014 |
| What factors affect the formation of a person’s attitude towards social problems? In our society, contrasting attitudes are prevalent about many social problems. What contrasting attitudes do you notice about the caste system in our society? How do you explain the existence of these contrasting attitudes? | 2014 |
| “Social values are more important than economic values.” Discuss the above statement with examples in the context of inclusive growth of a nation. | 2015 |
| Two different kinds of attitudes exhibited by public servants towards their work have been identified as the bureaucratic attitude and the democratic attitude. Distinguish between these two terms and write their merits and demerits,Suggest more effective strategies to tackle this menace. Is it possible to balance the two to create a better administration for the faster development of our country? | 2015 |
| How could social influence and persuasion contribute to the success of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan? | 2016 |
| Young people with ethical conduct are not willing to come forward to join active politics. Suggest steps to motivate them to come forward. | 2017 |
| “A man is but a product of his thoughts. What he thinks he becomes.” – M.K. Gandhi. | 2019 |
| “Where there is righteousness in the heart, there is beauty in the character. When there is beauty in the character, there is harmony in the home. When there is harmony in the home, there is order in the nation. When there is order in the nation, there is peace in the world” – A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (150 words) | 2019 |
| A positive attitude is considered to be an essential characteristic of a civil servant who is often required to function under extreme stress. What contributes to a positive attitude in a person? | 2020 |
| Attitude is an important component that goes as input in the development of humans. How to build a suitable needed for a public servant? (150 words – 10 marks) | 2021 |
| The Rules and Regulations provided to all the civil servants are same, yet there is difference in the performance. Positive minded officers are able to interpret the Rules and Regulations in favour of the case and achieve success, whereas negative minded officers are unable to achieve goals by interpreting the same Rules and Regulations against the case. Discuss with illustrations. (Answer in 150 words) 10 | 2022 |