Syllabus: GS 4 – 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; corporate governance.
| Public servants are likely to confront with the issues of ‘Conflict of Interest’. What do you understand by the term ‘Conflict of Interest’ and how does it manifest in the decision making by public servants? If faced with the conflict of interest situation, how would you resolve it? Explain with the help of examples. | 2015 |
| Conflict of interest in the public sector arises when(a) official duties,(b) public interest, and(c) personal interestare taking priority one above the other. How can this conflict in administration be resolved? Describe with an example. | 2017 |
| Explain the process of resolving ethical dilemmas in Public Administration. | 2018 |
| Suppose the Government of India is thinking of constructing a dam in a mountain valley bound by forests and inhabited by ethnic communities. What rational policy should it resort to in dealing with unforeseen contingencies? | 2018 |