Syllabus: GS 3 – Probity in Governance: Concept of public service; Philosophical basis of governance and probity;
| What do you understand by the terms ‘governance’, ‘good governance’ and ‘ethical governance’? | 2016 |
| What is meant by ‘crisis of conscience’? Narrate one incident in your life when you were faced with such a crisis and how you resolved the same. | |
| What do you understand by the term ‘voice of conscience’? How do you prepare yourself to heed to the voice of conscience? | |
| “The true rule, in determining to embrace, or reject any thing, is not whether it has any evil in it; but whether it has more evil than good. There are few things wholly evil or wholly good. Almost every thing, especially of government policy, is an inseparable compound of the two; so that our best judgment of the preponderance between them is continually demanded.” – Abraham Lincoln. | 2018 |
| What do you understand by probity in governance? Based on your understanding of the term, suggest measures for ensuring probity in government. | 2019 |
| What do you understand by the term ‘public servant’? Reflect on the expected role of public servant. | 2019 |
| What do you understand by term ‘good governance’? How far recent initiatives in terms of e-Governance steps taken by the State have helped the beneficiaries? Discuss with suitable examples. | 2022 |
| ‘Probity is essential for an effective system of government and socio-economic development.’ Discuss. | 2023 |